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We must not forget the victims of war outside of Europe
Millions could die of starvation this summer, partly as a consequence of the war in Ukraine. Also this year, Norway's Ukraine program should include countries in the south.
Standard for Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence
How to manage AI risk? A guide for Norwegian businesses. A collaboration between EY and Langsikt
It shouldn't be up to you to say yes or no to Facebook
Privacy is not protected by focusing more on consent or deleting our profiles.
A lab leak may have started the corona pandemic
The corona pandemic has been the biggest global crisis of our time. It has cost millions of lives, trillions of dollars and inflicted countless other negative consequences on society. The origins of the pandemic remain an unanswered question. In this document, we review the available knowledge. Based on this, we assess it as of June 2024, as most likely that the pandemic was the result of an accident at a research laboratory in Wuhan, not from natural contagion from animals at the wet market close by. We also point out how both the political and scientific system have failed in dealing with the issue and thus stood in the way of designing a knowledge-based preparedness and prevention policy for future pandemics.
Weapons, Plague and Gold - Opportunities and Threats of New Biotechnology
The twin revolutions in biotechnology and artificial intelligence will, in the future, dramatically increase the ability of humans to decode and program genetic code. This gives us the ability to design completely new biological functions and organisms - called synthetic biology. Synthetic biology will, over the next few decades, create trillion-class values and help us solve challenges in climate, animal welfare, food supply, medicine, vaccines, biomaterials and many other areas. At the same time, synthetic biology can have disastrous consequences either as a result of mishaps or intentional damage. In order to harness the enormous benefits that biorevolution can bring us, while avoiding the greatest dangers, we need to develop precise and ambitious policies. Download the memo to read more about this topic. If you would like to read the memo that specifically deals with the origin of the corona pandemic, you can find it here: www.langsikt.no/en/publikasjoner/lablekkasje.
Constitution needs to be changed
May 17th may not be the day to criticize either the nation or constitution. But it has to be done.
Norwegian aid is like an emergency room where friends are treated first
And the Minister of Health decides what treatment should be given.
Don't stick your head in the sand
Jacob Wulff Wold and Aksel Braanen Sterri respond to criticism from Kjetil Rommetveit and Ragnar Fjelland.
We don't know if private health threatens the welfare state -- lacking data
We don't know how many people buy healthcare privately, who they are, and why they do it. Absence of data is a democratic problem.
Recommendations for the UN report on autonomous weapons
Langsikt thanks for the opportunity to contribute to Norway's preparations for the UN Secretary-General's report on autonomous weapons systems. (NB: The PDF is in Norwegian)
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.