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This is how Norfund should be scaled up
The Norwegian Parliament has asked the government to strengthen Norfund's Climate Investment Fund. The way it's done is crucial.
What do we owe the future?
It may seem obvious that Norway should contribute more to combating climate change. But must Norway always do what is best for the world?
You are privileged, that gives you a responsibility.
Vær moralsk ambisiøse, Indøk-studenter
Even the economists don't understand the AI revolution
Our economic institutions are not aligned with the KI revolution -- and the government doesn't know it.
We need answers about the origin of the pandemic to avoid new disasters
Technological thresholds for developing dangerous viruses and bacteria are disappearing at a high pace.
Antibiotic resistance requires new thinking — learn from Norwegian oil policy
No one will invest in developing new antibiotics, even if resistant bacteria are taking ever more lives. The solution lies in a well-known Norwegian success.
Children need education, but do they need their own education funds?
Nine aid leaders warn of cuts in support for education funds because education is important. But an important purpose does not make all remedies equally good. What if other measures can produce better results?
Better aid for a changed world: 100-day plan for new government
How to organize Norwegian aid? Part 4 of 4.
We need more lotteries in Norwegian politics
The critics of the proposal reveal a lack of understanding of knowledge-based policy.
Mystery in Wuhan
Molecular biologist and science communicator Sigrid Bratlie has published a book in search of the origins of the COVID pandemic.
Media coverage
Året da KI vant Nobelprisene
Seniorrådgiver Sigrid Bratlie kommenterer nobelprisen i kjemi og i medisin (som begge egentlig går til molekylærbiologi!) i Abels tårn spesial om årets Nobelpriser.
The law that drives the development of AI
Aksel Sterri, Research Director, writes about the scaling law and the consequences it can have for Norwegian AI policy. “Despite the challenges, there is little reason to believe that we have seen the best AI models. Billions of dollars are invested in the leading technology companies and AI-created data has already been used to improve Anthropic's AI model. Epoch's conclusion is that “by 2030, with a high probability, it will be possible to train models that exceed GPT-4 in scale to the same extent that GPT-4 exceeds GPT-2 in scale”.”
Tore Renberg kritiserer Digitaliseringsministerns holdning til KI-sikkerhet
Tore Renberg kritiserer digitaliseringsministerens svar til fagsjef Aksel Braanen Sterri på Dagsnytt 18 den 26.09. Tung svarer: «Jeg tror ikke på dommedagsscenarioene.» - "Merk hvilket ord hun bruker: «Tror.» Som Braanen Sterri sa: Sånn kan vi ikke holde på. Vi kan ikke basere den største revolusjonen i moderne tid på tro. Det har folk forsøkt før. For hva er tro? Tro er følelser. Og menneskene i samfunnet er ikke eksperter, de er følelsesklumper. Det skal de få lov til å være. Det er den styrende parten som ikke har lov til å styre etter følelser."
Fagsjef Aksel Braanen Sterri kommenterer regjeringens nye digitaliseringsstategi i Dagsnytt 18
Fagsjef Aksel Braanen Sterri kommenterer og diskuterer regjeringens nye digitaliseringsstategi med Digitaliseringsminister Karianne Tung i Dagsnytt 18. Sterri etterlyser at Digitaliseringsstrategien lytter til de ledende forskerne på KI og tar på alvor de mulige alvorlige truslene fra KI.
Professorer om oljens klimaeffekt: – Norge har et visst moralsk ansvar
E24 skriver om det nye forslaget, og det tilhørende arrangementet av Langsikt og Samfunnsøkonomene, lagt fram av Steinar Holden og Michael Hoel i den nyeste utgaven av Samfunnsøkonomen. Forslaget innebærer en klimaavgift på olje som skal brukes til å finansiere klimainvesteringer i utviklingsland.
CEO Eirik Mofoss on Dagsnytt 18 on cutting electric car subsidies
Eirik Mofoss appeared on Dagsnytt 18 to debate the proposal he and Aksel Braanen Sterri have put forward: to cut electric car subsidies and rather spend the money on more effective climate cuts abroad. Sigrun Aasland, State Secretary at the Ministry of Climate and Environment, believes that the proposal is outdated, since we need such big cuts today that we have to readjust on all fronts. Watch the full debate between Eirik and the secretary of state on NRK.
CEO Eirik Mofoss talks about Norwegian aid in Tanzania on 198 countries podcast
Since he has lived there for a few months and knows a lot about the country that has received the most Norwegian aid, General Manager Eirik visited the geography podcast 198 countries with Einar Tørnquist about the country Tanzania. It turned into a free and open themed episode about aid in addition to two regular episodes at Podimo.
Senior Advisor Sigrid Bratlie discusses the lab leak theory in Dagsnytt 18
Senior Advisor Sigrid Bratlie meets Rein Aasland, professor of microbiology at UiO, and Minerva editor Nils August Andresen to discuss the possibility that a lab leak started the corona pandemic.
Incorrect about government climate funding
Minister for Development Tvinnereim responds to General Manager Eirik Mofoss's column in DN where he criticizes the government for fiddling with figures when describing Norway's climate finance.
Complaints about Norwegian GMO ban to EU
Genetechnology expert Sigrid Bratlie complains about Norway's import ban on genetically modified corn and rapeseed to the European Union's control body ESA, because she believes it violates EEA rules. Law professor Hans Petter Graver believes Norway may have to lift the import ban.