Researchers from Sweden and the United Kingdom have found that artificial intelligence (AI) is being increasingly used in politics to help draft motions, official statements, and parliamentary speeches. This trend, while growing, remains largely hidden from the public eye. The study, conducted by researchers from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and Napier University in Edinburgh, UK, used AI tools trained to detect AI-generated text in English and Swedish. These tools analyzed over 13,500 Swedish parliamentary motions and more than 4,200 official UK statements published between 2021 and April 2026. The AI detectors were trained using texts written by humans before the rise of generative AI, and they were also tested with AI-generated texts on similar political topics. The results of the study showed that nearly 15% of the analyzed texts contained segments or entire paragraphs written by AI. In Sweden, the use of AI in drafting motions increased significantly, from 1.7% in 2022-2023 to 9.4% in the 2025-2026 parliamentary year—equating to about 300 motions. A similar trend was observed in the UK, where the rate of AI-generated content rose from 3.5% in 2022 to between 10% and 15% in more recent periods. When looking at the entire texts rather than individual paragraphs, 6.5% of Swedish motions were identified as AI-generated in the most recent parliamentary year, compared to 2.1% of UK texts in 2026. A major concern raised by the study is the lack of transparency surrounding AI use. In all the cases where AI was detected, the use of the technology was never disclosed to the public or to political institutions. The researchers also found no significant differences in AI usage among various political parties. It appears that parliamentarians across the political spectrum are using AI to manage administrative and drafting tasks, regardless of their political views. Jan Riise, a member of the Swedish Green Party (Miljöpartiet), acknowledged that the findings about AI use in Sweden were not unexpected. He admitted that his party has used AI for research purposes but emphasized that the party’s internal policy encourages caution in the use of such technology. This highlights the growing awareness and debate around the ethical and practical implications of AI in political processes.