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Deepseek should be a wake-up call. It's time for Norway to develop its own AI.
Artificial intelligence is too important to be left to oligarchs and party dictatorships.
Aftenposten prevents an enlightened aid debate
Shutting down aid is as knowledgable as shutting down health care.
We are not prepared for the most severe threats
The white paper on total preparedness national security, but we do not know what dangers threaten us or what to do about them.
More knowledge-based aid. What's the next step?
Tighter budgets and new crises make it even more important to have knowledge-based and cost-effective aid. Norway is already doing a lot to make this happen, but we have more to go on. A working group has presented a report with new recommendations.
Improving the efficiency of Norwegian aid through the UN and the World Bank
In 2023, 31.7 billion Norwegian kroner (54% of Norway's aid budget) was allocated through multilateral organizations, with the UN system and the World Bank Group being the two main recipients. This note presents recommendations to the government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Norad on how the foreign service can become a more effective and coordinated donor to Norway's largest partners. We focus on the UN system and the World Bank in this first note of the series.
An invisible environmental poison costs millions of lives
Lead in food and paint causes health damage to millions of children every year. Poor countries in particular have a long way to go.
Salmon suffering is Norway's darkest secret
... and the government does nothing. Here are four steps that can help with Norway's biggest animal welfare disaster.
AI must be democratic and cheap
Last week, the leading AI company Open AI announced that the premium version of the best Chat GPT model will go from costing $20 to $200 a month. So you have to spend 25,000 Norwegian kroner a year if you want the latest technology from Silicon Valley.
California has declared a state of emergency. The bird flu could become a global pandemic.
We are in a race against the clock.
Media coverage
Norwegian top diplomat in close contact with Iran: "A deal is nearing"
State Secretary Andreas Kravik interviewed about a possible agreement between the US and Iran at the Langsikt Seminar.
– We must do less of everything that dilutes aid
Senior Advisor Cindy Robles was interviewed about how she would have reformed Norwegian aid if she had been in charge.
More than the number of mosquito nets and vaccines
Digni's CEO is interviewed about aid in Dagen, and Eirik Mofoss' criticism of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is mentioned.
AI, blunders, and trust.
Expert Aksel Braanen Sterri interviewed on NRK Radio about an AI blunder during the national anthem.
Norwegian authorities should not legitimize effective altruism.
Jörn Klein criticizes Norwegian authorities for participating in a Langsikt seminar, citing Langsikt's informal role in the effective altruism movement. Eirik Mofoss and Aksel Sterri respond in their own article.
Short-term plan
Morten Jerven criticizes Eirik Mofoss' and Cindy Robles' article in NRK Ytring on cash transfers.
Experts concerned about the development: – The threat landscape is changing
Those working to protect Norway from biological threats are concerned. Artificial intelligence and new biotechnology may be changing the rules of the game. A report following the Langsikt seminar on biological threats in a new era.
The world's most powerful cyber weapon is here. His name is Claude.
Incoming AI advisor Anders Eidesvik writes about Claude as a superhacker in Altinget.
What happens at the intersection of advanced machine learning, applied ethics, and sociopolitical transformation?
Advisor and AI researcher Preben Ness visited Skravleklassen to discuss AI.
Langsikt recruits global health professional from Save the Children
Langsikt strengthens its team with Henrik Mathias Hvaal, who joins as a senior advisor in aid and global health.