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The Future Panel - a Voice of the People
Norway is one of the richest countries in the world. How can we use our wealth for the good of the world, ourselves, and future generations?
Zuckerberg recently gave us his version of AI-paradise. It's a living hell. The Nordic countries and Europe must respond
In an era where tech giants dream of turning our human relationships into marketable products, we need more than passive hopes for tech companies to act ethically. We need real alternatives built on fundamentally different premises.
Will the MDG falter in the fight for locally led development?
The Minister of Development will strengthen civil society in developing countries through Norwegian organisations. At the same time, the MDGs programme committee has proposed rejecting the proposal on locally led development, which will be debated and voted on at the party's national meeting on Friday.
Summary report of "Nordic Leadership in Global Health: A Strategic Symposium"
This report is a summary of the discussions and policy proposals from the half-day event "Nordic Leadership in Global Health: A Strategic Symposium" held at Haandverkeren, Oslo, on the 25th of March 2025. The report also includes a brief overview of some of the ongoing global health challenges that formed the backdrop for the symposium.
Ten years of climate change - what has been followed up?
Over the past ten years, Norway has had five climate committees that have studied and described what Norway needs to do to adapt to climate targets. But we're still not on track. Long Term has gone through the recommendations of these committees, and assessed how much is actually followed up by politicians.
Time for reprioritization
How to free up room for action in Norwegian aid after US cuts
Letter to the Minister of Development from the Stoltenberg Committee
Letter to Åsmund Grøver Aukrust, dated 22 April 2025.
What if Trump obtains super-intelligent AI?
No one wants China to win the AI race. But how confident are we if Donald Trump's United States comes first to the finish line?
Input to Meld. St. on Peace and Conflict Resolution
In the report to the Storting on peace and conflict resolution, expected in August 2025, the think-tank Long Term below has answered two indicative questions from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Transport demand in futures with artificial general intelligence
We discuss the potential impact of artificial general intelligence (AGI) on society, labor markets and transport demand, and argue that transport planners need to rethink long-term future scenarios.
Media coverage
Senior Adviser Tellef Raabe on the NRK show the Debate on Media Economics
Non-established media meet established editors to debate. Tellef Raabe participates as a subject matter expert on the media.
The Ten Commandments of AI are just the beginning
In order for them not to end up in the drawer, we have to take charge now. Before technology does. This is written by Director of Artificial Intelligence in Sopra Steria in Caspar M. Lund in Digi.
Langsikt and TRY with campaign to ensure that effective aid is prioritised in this year's state budget
Kom24 has made a case about Langsikt's aid campaign, where emergency rations are distributed to politicians to remind them of the world's poorest in the autumn negotiations. Read more about the campaign at lang.no/100dagar.
Leading AI scientist: - We're playing with fire
The “Godfather of KI” opened Norway's new Centre for Artificial Intelligence (KI) on Monday - and took the opportunity to warn of the dangers of the technology. TV2 has written a story about Bengio's visit to Oslo, which Langplanned.
MDG moves funds out of aid budget: “We will clean it up
The MDG will shift funds from Ukraine aid and climate to help the world's poorest. The party, together with Long Term, has counted on the figures in the government's aid budget.
The most important skill of the future: being human
My sons will grow up in an era where machines can do anything except be human. This is what Isabelle Ringnes writes in NRK. She builds on commandment ten in “The Ten Ki-commandments”, for which she was additionally responsible as a committee member of Langsikt's expert committee at KI.
-The consulting industry faces a paradox when KI takes over work tasks from graduates
Aksel Braanen Sterri, Head of Department at Lang, is interviewed by DN about how KI can influence future working life.
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.