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Here you will find an overview of our work on artificial intelligence.
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Confused about the AI threat?
Recent events have made AI risk a topic of public debate in Norway. Some researchers issue strong warnings, others claim they see doomsday on the horizon, while others dismiss the whole thing as marketing campaigns. This document summarizes what we know, what is disputed, and what the implications of this uncertainty are. The document can also be downloaded as a PDF.
A Norwegian foreign policy for artificial intelligence
Why and how Norway should position itself in a new security policy reality.
Konseptnotat for et norsk KI-sikkerhetsorgan
Hvorfor og hvordan Norge bør etablere et KI-sikkerhetsorgan.
Submission to Project Turning Point (Prosjekt Vendepunkt)
Six proposals for Project Turning Point.
Langsikt is looking for a new general director - Mofoss lands international job
Langsikt is seeking a new CEO after Eirik Mofoss accepted a position as an independent special advisor to Erna Solberg at The Global Fund. Lotte Skolem will serve as acting CEO for the remainder of the year.
Aid on whose terms?
Ocean-related aid is spread thinly across many projects and countries. It is therefore not a solution to the fragmentation in current aid, as the Institute of Marine Research claims.
Langsikt-akademiet
Langsikt-akademiet samler fremtidens samfunnsledere til en helgesamling om spørsmålene som vil forme Norge de neste årene. Innlederne deler av sin inngående erfaring og hvert innlegg følges av god tid til refleksjon og diskusjon. Meld din interesse nå!
Not everything that creates jobs is aid
The most interesting thing Minister of International Development Åsmund Aukrust (Labour Party) said on Dagsnytt 18 almost went under the radar. He stated that development policy is more than just aid.
Vaccines are security policy
Pandemics can be more dangerous than war. The Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo shows just how poorly prepared the world remains.
Nothing new from Arendal
We went to Arendalsuka with a naive hope of hearing news from Project Turning Point. We didn't.
Media coverage
— Norwegian UN support should be streamlined
Norwegian support for the World Bank and the United Nations is characterised by too many agreements, costly intermediaries and poor coordination, according to the think tank Langsikt.
Lederliv with Eirik Mofoss
CEO of Lang, Eirik Mofoss, has been a guest on the podcast Lederliv with Ole Christian Apeland. There they discuss, among other things, management, donations and Eirik's experiences in starting a new political think tank.
Maya (38) was selected to sit in a public panel: — Like winning the Lotto
The citizens who will sit on the Future Panel, a people's panel that will discuss Norway's wealth and future, have now been selected. TV2 Nyheter interviews some of the participants.
Nigeria's Minister of Health: Norwegian leadership can save lives
Better global health will benefit everyone, both in Nigeria and Norway, writes Nigeria's Minister of Health and Social Affairs, Muhammad Ali Pate.
Norway is gearing up against bird flu
VG writes about Norway's response to bird flu, and mentions Langsikt among key actors who have warned against the virus early on.
I'm a cable skeptic. Here is an answer to a power cable supporter.
Øystein Sjølie, social economist and author of “The Oil Book: How Norwegian Oil and Gas Makes the World a Better Place”, has written a response to Aksel Braanen Sterri's column on electricity cables in Aftenposten.
The biggest research breakthroughs of the year
Senior Advisor in Langsikt Sigrid Bratlie, together with Torkild Jemterud, Inga Strümke and Aksel Kjær Vidnes, summarizes the science and technology year 2024 in two parts of Abels Tårn. Part 2 of the programme can be found on NRK radio's website.
Pandemics cannot be predicted
Professor Emeritus Stig S. Frøland writes in Aftenposten about the bird flu and Norway's pandemic preparedness, and comments, among other things, on the uncertainty of the numbers on the likelihood of a pandemic, which the Stoltenberg committee and several of Langsikt's staff often have referred to.
Fears a new pandemic
Molecular biologist and Senior Advisor in Langsikt Sigrid Bratlie is interviewed about the risk of a bird flu pandemic following outbreaks of the virus in 659 U.S. dairy farms.
The bird flu could become a race against the clock
Molecular biologist and Senior Advisor at Langsikt, Sigrid Bratlie, fears a new pandemic as a result of the flare-up of bird flu in the US.