Our work

Here you will find all our work and everything others write about us. We are constantly working to produce new content, including notes, consultation input, chronicles and debate posts.

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Priority areas

Biotechnology

Here you will find an overview of our work on biotechnology.

Biotechnology

Artificial Intelligence

Here you will find an overview of our work on artificial intelligence.

Artificial Intelligence

Aid

Here you will find an overview of our work on aid.

Aid
Antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial resistance
Climate
Climate
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence
Pandemics
Pandemics
Longterm institutions
Longterm institutions
Animal welfare
Animal welfare
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All publications

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Aug 10
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Statement

Møt oss under Arendalsuka

I år deltar ni ansatte under Arendalsuka, og her finner du oss!

Links
Aug 6
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Op-ed

Tax on suffering

There are several types of taxes we should want more of.

Links
Jul 21
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Op-ed

Norway remains outside the AI safety collaboration

AI-driven cyberattacks threaten the Norwegian economy and infrastructure. Yet, we have no seat at the table where our allies collaborate on AI security.

Links
Jul 19
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Op-ed

What if the AI tidal wave arrives?

World-leading economists are warning of an AI revolution and demanding action. Other countries are already well underway with their preparations, but in Norway, very little is happening.

Links
Jun 10
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Op-ed

Support for civil society is not intended for Norwegian organizations

Norad's proposal to open up for more competition between Norwegian and foreign actors regarding civil society support has ignited the aid debate. Many fear for the future of Norwegian organizations. But it is not primarily their future that this support is intended to secure.

Links
Jun 5
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Statement

NTNU Graduation 2026: Be Morally Ambitious

If we, with the most money, education, and opportunities, had spent some of our time and money on others instead of ourselves, millions of people in the world could have had a better life.

Links
Jun 2
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Op-ed

Langsikt responds: Klein's authoritarian argumentation

Jörn Klein's criticism of Langsikt is a striking attack on a core principle of Norwegian democracy: that those in power are in contact with a wide range of organizations and knowledge actors. Only in extreme cases should authorities refuse to participate in debates because the organizers should be considered persona non grata.

Links
May 28
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Statement

Statement: Norway should strengthen its global health leadership

The statement is an input to the Turning Point process, offering recommendations on how Norway can strengthen its international leadership in global health at a time of increasing global needs and weakened international cooperation.

Links
May 14
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Op-ed

The Hidden Architect Behind Norway's Prosperity

… and what he can teach us about artificial intelligence.

Links
May 8
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Op-ed

The Great AI Liberation Is a Practical Contradiction

Losing people the work, we also lose the ability to introduce schemes that ensure people an income to live on. The dream that machines can liberate humans by taking over all work is therefore not possible.

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Media coverage

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Media coverage

Mener UiO driver bevisst hemmelig­hold for å redde eget omdømme

First published:
Khrono
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17.3.2026

Molekylærbiolog Sigrid Bratlie mener Universitetet i Oslo (UiO) forsøker å stoppe debatten om pandemiens opphav. — Ikke riktig, svarer universitetet.

What happens to the $56 billion Norway spends on aid each year?

First published:
Ness
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14.3.2026

Eirik Mofoss discusses the ongoing debate about aid with Ole Asbjørn Ness, and why only around half of the aid budget goes to poverty reduction aid.

This is how we can defend ourselves against KI- “doomsday”

First published:
Code24
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13.3.2026

The think tank Long Term points to three scenarios for autonomous KI disasters. And ways to prevent them in the Long-Term memo “Catastrophe from autonomous KI. Real threat or science fiction?”

Fifty-four organisations have received grants from the Norwegian aid budget over the past five years — without a call for proposals.

First published:
Panorama News
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13.3.2026

Eirik Mofoss explains why aid is prone to market failures and “voiceless”, and strikes a blow for the investigation instruction, in Panorama Nyheter.

KI enthusiasm vs risk: What's really at stake?

Senior Adviser Tellef Raabe talks about national security and risks from artificial intelligence on the podcast Leadership.

The Krttik of the Long-Term Ethics

First published:
The Salon
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9.3.2026

Morten Tønnesson, a philosophy professor in Stavanger, has written a critique of the longterm ethics (“longtermism”) for which Langsikts Peder Skjelbred and Aksel Sterri have argued extensively.

The KI agent claims to have been discriminated against. It marks a turning point.

First published:
The Evening Post
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3.3.2026

Por primera vez, un agento de KI independiente ha creado una pieza de shit para harmar a humana. “Has built-in fanaticism,” says Long-Term Advisor Preben Ness.

Eirik Mofoss is interviewed about Norfund's strong growth and why they should be financed outside the aid budget.

First published:
Ontwikkeling
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1.3.2026

Development Today has interviewed General Manager Eirik Mofoss about Norfund.

“I honestly don't understand what everyone is doing,” says Eirik Mofoss about the foreign minister's aid apparatus

First published:
The Financial Newspaper
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1.3.2026

In an interview with Finansavisen, he points to billions he believes are being used incorrectly, and which in practice shield Norwegian actors.

Norwegian health leaders call warning about bioweapons: “There is currently no comprehensive plan

First published:
The Evening Post
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1.3.2026

Experts and oaths in health security gathered after the Long-Term Seminar on Biological Threats. They're worried.

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