The Swedish Security Service has been scaling up the data and AI efforts in recent years, but why and how can AI be used by the service? Many organizations want to scale their digitalization and AI capabilities, but how can these capabilities ”scale with style?” AI has been around for over 70 years, but why is it accelerating at an exponential rate today? How are investments in AI being made in different parts of the World, and how do the Swedish and European investments compare? These are some of the questions that will be addressed in this talk, in the context of using AI in the service of democracy.