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Science has not provided good enough answers to the question of the origin of the pandemic
Here politics has become entwined with what should have been open and free research.
What do we owe the future?
Do we have moral obligations towards people that do not yet exist? In long-term ethics, one is concerned with the future, but what does it really entail?
Dangerously fast in the wrong direction
Creating super-intelligent KI will be humanity's greatest achievement. But will it be the best or worst thing we've created?
Cut electric car subsidies - spend the money out
The electric car subsidies cost too much and seem too little. Replace them with more effective climate action abroad.
Antimicrobial resistance - Taking action on pull incentives in Norway
Antimikrobiell resistens (AMR) er en alvorlig og raskt voksende folkehelsetrussel. I 2022 ble det anslått at AMR førte til 1,27 millioner dødsfall globalt. Dette notatet beskriver en modell som estimerer at det i 2015 gikk tapt minst 240 liv i Norge på grunn av antimikrobiell resistens. Modellen er utarbeidet av Alliance for Reducing Microbial Resistance (ARMoR) med innspill fra tankesmien Langsikt. Utviklingskjeden for antimikrobielle midler har over tid blitt utarmet, og er nå klart utilstrekkelig for å levere medikamentene som trengs for å behandle resistente infeksjoner. En viktig årsak til dette er markedssvikt i legemiddelmarkedet, der dagens insentivstruktur gjør det ulønnsomt å kommersialisere nye antibiotika. ARMoR foreslår en satsing på såkalte pull-insentiver som en del av løsningen på denne markedssvikten.
Government's climate funding is tinkering with numbers
Norway contributes less than we claim and “aid-washes” profitable investments.
Norwegian food security in scenarios with abrupt sunlight reduction
This report, prepared in collaboration with ALLFED, highlights the ongoing threat to Norway's food systems from abrupt sunlight reduction scenarios (ASRS), caused by events such as a volcanic eruption, nuclear conflict or an asteroid impact. Historically, such scenarios have severely disrupted the global climate and would have catastrophic consequences for food security around the world if they were to occur again. However, there are effective measures that Norwegian authorities can take to strengthen preparedness both before and after such an event, which can reduce disruptions to the food system and save lives globally.
The lie behind the rule of action
We don't owe it to posterity to maximise the size of the Oil Fund.
Expert committee to advise on Norway's efforts for global health
Norwegian humanitarian and development organizations and think tanks are joining forces to set up a committee to make recommendations for Norway's global health efforts in the years ahead. Norway has played a leading role in global health cooperation in recent decades. It needs to be continued, the principals believe. Camilla Stoltenberg will be the head of the new committee.
Norwegian aid could change the world for good
Certain measures, even aid skeptics may not dispute that have the desired effect. Childhood vaccination is a well-known example -- measures against lead poisoning could be next.
Media coverage
Norges Bank: These jobs are disappearing because of AI
Nätavisen has interviewed Aksel Braanen Sterri in connection with a report from Norges Bank. He points out that young people in particular are affected in KI-exposed occupations.
Regjeringen presses: - Vil ikke svare
Dagbladet med en tredje oppfølgningsak om Eirik Mofoss sin bistandsanalyse som viser at stadig mindre av bistandsbudsjettet går til tradisjonell bistand.
Senior Advisor Sigrid Bratlie on Stop the World on Wine, Wuhan and the Truth Behind the Pandemic
How are we supposed to operate in the landscape between conspiracies and truth? Sigrid Bratlie discusses with political editor Torbjørn Røe Isaksen.
The guardian of morality: Aksel Braanen Sterri, head of the profession, in a portrait interview in Magma.
Philosopher Aksel Braanen Sterri counts himself forward to good morals while countering his greatest fear: being boring.
Are we about to be colonized by the tech giants?
Dag Grytli has written about the development of Ki in Morgenbladet, referring to Langsikt's ten Ki-commandments.
Aid will only increase by promiller next year: -- Incredibly disappointing
The red-green parties agree on the state budget for 2026. “It is incredibly disappointing that parties that carry slogans of international solidarity aloft did not fight for it in the negotiations,” says Langsikt leader Eirik Mofoss, who receives support from KrF.
I share Yoshua Bengio's concern about abuse of AI.
Arnoldo Frigessi, professor at UiO, responds to the criticism of Preben Ness and Tellef Solbakk Raabe in his Aftenposten chronicle: “The world's foremost AI scientist warns of the dangers of artificial intelligence. Dismissing him is risky.”
What happens if we leave KI to East and West?
If Europe is to keep pace with the technology race, we must start now, writes Trygve Svensson. He refers when Langarranged a lunch with KI pioneer Yoshua Bengio in Oslo in November.
The development of AI calls for a strengthened foreign policy
Niels Nagelhus Schia (NUPI) writes about foreign policy for KI in Klassekampen. He refers to the report “The Ten Commandments of Ki” by Langsikt's Expert Committee for KI, where he was a member of the committee.
Norway will allow poor people rather than the Oil Fund to pay for aid to Ukraine.
Danske Politiken writes about how the Norwegian government will use aid funds rather than oil money to fund larger funds for Ukraine.