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Data is not like oil. It's better.
Data lacks what we had for oil: an institutional architecture around the resource.
Norway contributes to the growth of others
AI is becoming the most important infrastructure of our time. Norway has significant financial interests, but is falling behind in the industrial sector. It makes us rich as investors -- and vulnerable as business.
Pseudocode is easy -- politics is hard. The AI Commanders Build the Bridge
if/else solves nothing in an adaptive, complex system like Norway. AI policy requires systems understanding, considerations of nature, security and voter acceptance—and it requires common principles before we can write the concrete features.
AI threats in the short and long term
The fact that KI is causing serious problems today does not mean that we can dismiss the threats of the future.
Data centers aren't the problem -- poor prioritization is
Data centers are portrayed as a threat to Norwegian industry and the power system. The figures show that the risks lie in unclear frameworks, not in the data centres themselves.
A new project for the state: The baby package
Stewardship of the natural resources and the welfare state are two of our nation's greatest triumphs. What is the next big project for A/S Norway?
Input to the strategy for Norway's cooperation with the World Bank
Norway should see its cooperation with the World Bank, particularly IDA, as more than an aid tool - it should be part of our long-term strategy to contribute to a stable and resilient world with less inequality and less poverty. Here are nine inputs on how.
The world's top AI scientist warns of the dangers of artificial intelligence. Dismissing him is risky.
He has outlined one of the best solution proposals so far.
Norway needs a new national project
Norway and Europe must find a third way in the shadow of China and the United States.
Norwegian aid can accomplish much more if it is prioritized correctly. Here are suggestions on how
Below are two proposals for structural measures in the aid budget, and then two concrete budget amendments that can save free up room for action for new initiatives (a total of NOK 1 billion in 2026).
Media coverage
The world's most renowned KI professor is afraid of AI. - But now I think I have a solution.
Yoshua Bengio is not only the world's most cited scientist. Now he also believes to have figured out how to rein in the unstoppable KI technology. Report in Aftenposten after Bengio's visit to Oslo, which Langsikt planned.
Blood-poor AI-commandments
Herman Sjøberg, CEO of Ayfie, criticizes the “Ten AI Commandments” in DN, and believes the bids are a politically correct minimum common multiple.
When the world's leading KI expert is deeply concerned, we should be too.
Commentator in DN, Terje Erikstad, writes about Bengio's visit to Oslo and his concern about AI's development. Langsik was the coordinator of the visit.
The Ten Commandments of KI: Everyone in Norway should learn real KI, not just Chat GPT
A commandment should be something you can follow or break, not something you can “reflect on,” writes Lars Askvig, referring to Langsikt's Ten Ki Commandments.
Lack of AI skills: Langsikt gives NOK 5000 in reward to those who tip about the right person
NRK interviewed general manager Eirik Mofoss and wrote case that Langsikt promises bounties for tips that lead to the hiring of a KI advisor.
Is democracy threatened by the advance of AI technology?
Universitas has written a case about Gen Z's intellectual decay, and writes about Aksel Braanen Sterri's proposal to establish computer unions to ensure consent and financial compensation.
Censorship from Beijing darkens coronavirus debate
Arne Melsom, deputy chair of the Hong Kong Committee in Norway, mentions Sigrid Bratlie in a chronicle of Norway's debate surrounding the origin of the coronavirus, pointing out that China's censorship makes it almost impossible for anyone to know what actually happened.
Tellef Raabe on Echo about Americans' plan for control of TikTok
Trump has taken increasing control of the US media, and now TikTok stands for turn. This could change the way millions get news. So what will be the consequences?
- There is obviously a need for a KI security institute
Special Adviser Silvija Seres's chronicle of the need for a KI security institute creates debate. The proposal was criticized by Salzmann and Wasson who believe the need has already been covered. On the other hand, Klas Pettersen, a member of Lang's expert committee at KI, believes that a KI security institute will play an important role.
Norway's most expensive man: The story of the doctor Tore Godal
Long term is mentioned in the foreword to the book about Tore Godal, where Camilla Stoltenberg has written the foreword.