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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
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.
The Ten Commandments of KI: Everyone in Norway should learn real KI, not just Chat GPT
A commandment should be something you can follow or break, not something you can “reflect on,” writes Lars Askvig, referring to Langsikt's Ten Ki Commandments.
Lack of AI skills: Langsikt gives NOK 5000 in reward to those who tip about the right person
NRK interviewed general manager Eirik Mofoss and wrote case that Langsikt promises bounties for tips that lead to the hiring of a KI advisor.
Is democracy threatened by the advance of AI technology?
Universitas has written a case about Gen Z's intellectual decay, and writes about Aksel Braanen Sterri's proposal to establish computer unions to ensure consent and financial compensation.
Censorship from Beijing darkens coronavirus debate
Arne Melsom, deputy chair of the Hong Kong Committee in Norway, mentions Sigrid Bratlie in a chronicle of Norway's debate surrounding the origin of the coronavirus, pointing out that China's censorship makes it almost impossible for anyone to know what actually happened.
Tellef Raabe on Echo about Americans' plan for control of TikTok
Trump has taken increasing control of the US media, and now TikTok stands for turn. This could change the way millions get news. So what will be the consequences?
- There is obviously a need for a KI security institute
Special Adviser Silvija Seres's chronicle of the need for a KI security institute creates debate. The proposal was criticized by Salzmann and Wasson who believe the need has already been covered. On the other hand, Klas Pettersen, a member of Lang's expert committee at KI, believes that a KI security institute will play an important role.
Norway's most expensive man: The story of the doctor Tore Godal
Long term is mentioned in the foreword to the book about Tore Godal, where Camilla Stoltenberg has written the foreword.