Swedish and British researchers have stated that in their respective countries, AI is increasingly used in politics to draft motions, statements, and parliamentary speeches. These studies spotlight a practice that is evidently expanding in scope but, more importantly, remains entirely opaque to the general public.
An “interpretable AI” to analyze MPs’ texts
In countries like the United Kingdom and Sweden, policymakers appear to be increasingly using artificial intelligence to draft their parliamentary texts. This claim comes from researchers at Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden) and Edinburgh Napier University (United Kingdom), whose study was published on the ArXiv platform on June 12, 2026.
As part of this work, the researchers developed specialized AI detectors—in English and Swedish—to analyze 13,565 Swedish parliamentary motions and 4,209 official UK statements published between 2021 and April 2026. Texts written by humans before the broad diffusion of generative AI were used to train these systems. The authors of the study also used AI-generated versions on similar political themes.
“We use what is called an interpretable AI. This means we can not only determine whether AI has been used, but also see where it appears in the text. However, one cannot say that a particular word is an ‘AI word’ — it’s more complex than that.”, stated Mattias Wahde, a professor of applied AI who participated in the study, in remarks reported by Euronews on September 3, 2026.
An increasing trend, with no transparency
According to the results, nearly 15% of texts analyzed contain AI-written segments or entire paragraphs. In Sweden, the share of motions containing at least one AI-generated paragraph rose from 1.7% in 2022-2023 to 9.4% during the 2025-2026 parliamentary year — roughly 300 motions. The rise is similar in the United Kingdom, as the rate approaches 10 to 15% over the recent period, whereas it stood at only 3.5% in 2022. Furthermore, when the authors evaluated the texts in full rather than isolated passages, 6.5% of Swedish motions were classified as AI-generated during the last parliamentary year, compared with 2.1% of British texts in 2026.
It should be noted that the most sensitive point of these studies is undoubtedly the lack of transparency. Indeed, the use of AI was never mentioned or disclosed in 100% of the identified cases, neither to voters nor to institutions. Moreover, the researchers did not observe any significant difference between the various political parties. Ultimately, MPs appear to be turning to AI as a way to outsource their administrative and drafting workload, regardless of their political orientation.
Finally, one such official reacted, namely Jan Riise, a deputy from Miljöpartiet – the Swedish Green Party. He stated that the study’s conclusions about Sweden did not really surprise him. The deputy also admitted that his own party uses AI but for research purposes, and that the party’s internal policy calls for caution regarding the use of this technology.
