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Input to NBIM’s Climate Action Plan: Mitigating climate risk
We encourage NBIM to communicate these risks to policymakers in Norway and abroad and to ‘lead by example’ for other asset owners seeking a roadmap to stay the course on transition amidst unprecedented volatility.
Eiendom Norge conference 2025: When and how will artificial intelligence make a difference in society?
Aksel Braanen Sterri gave a talk at Eiendom Norge's conference to talk about artificial intelligence, and what impact we can expect on society.
Politicisation of knowledge is a serious issue in the debate over the origins of the pandemic
This is a serious matter and there is a lot at stake.
Norway needs more immigration
When Trump sends world-leading scientists on the run, Norway should welcome them with open arms.
Norwegian aid management should be streamlined
How to organize Norwegian aid? Part 2 of 4.
12 climate actions that should be included in a climate agreement
Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre wants a broad climate agreement. Now the Storting must seize the climate opportunity — before it is too late, writes Sondre Hansmark in the think-tank Langsikt.
New climate vision for the Støre government
Twelve proposals for a better climate policy before the election
I put my trust in Jens Stoltenberg
Now we have a finance minister who understands security policy better than most. Someone who knows that defending Norway is more than bullets and gunpowder.
Dear Minister of Development: -- The answer to USAID cuts should be increased support for IDA
Senior Adviser Cindy Robles writes this post as an open letter to our Minister of Development: “The World Bank accepts extraordinary contributions at any time, so I hereby challenge you: Will you strengthen the aid superhero through an extraordinary contribution to IDA?”
Media coverage
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.
New ChatGPT is a master at deceiving you
The latest model of ChatGPT has proven in new tests to be able to deceive its users. Anders Eidesvik, AI advisor in Langsikt, comments on the story and calls this a warning shot of what may come when agents and even more advanced systems become widely available.
Bill Gates on Norway: Never before has the world had a bigger need for Norway's moral leadership
Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft and chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, writes in Aftenposten about the importance of Norwegian leadership on global aid. He highlights, among other things, the Stoltenberg Committee on Global Health, and underlines the conclusions of the report they presented in November.
– The exception is probably a necessary evil
“It is unfortunate that Russia has found a hole in the sanctions regime. But the exception for chemical fertilizers is probably a necessary evil", says Eirik Mofoss, managing director of Lang.
Norway may end up at the back of the vaccine queue
“If Norway does not quickly become part of the EU health community, Norway could end up last in the vaccine line if a new pandemic strikes us. “, writes Senior Advisor in Langsikt, Sigrid Bratlie, in a chronicle in NRK Ytring. Here she meets Minister of Health Jan Christian Vestre in Dagsnytt 18 on the topic.
Mixed reception on Trump's proposal for health minister
Senior adviser to Langsikt, Sigrid Batlie, is skeptical of Donald Trump's proposal of Robert F. Kennedy as Secretary of Health of the United States. Kennedy is, among other things, skeptical towards vaccines. Feature in Dagsnytt 18.
How much should we fear AI-based superintelligence?
Aksel Braanen Sterri, Research director at Langsikt, met Anders Løland, Research Director at the Norwegian Computing Center for a discussion in Dagsnytt 18. Anders Løland and Inga Strümke have advocated that the discussion around superintelligent AI takes attention away from current AI problems. Aksel calls this “a dumbing down of the AI debate,” and believes there is good reason to fear super-intelligent KI systems.
Hopes a public panel can be crowbar on the Oil Fund
Future in our hands, the Norwegian Church Aid and other NGOs believe that the people are ambitious for the future, and therefore ask them for recommendations to the politicians. “I have to admit that I have a slight fear that there will be recommendations that I disagree with,” says Eirik Mofoss of Langsikt.