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Norwegian foundations are stingy
Billions of dollars are dusting down, rather than solving society's challenges. Foundations should provide more and faster.
AGI is not futurism
The fact that the problems belong to the future does not mean that we should postpone the discussion of artificial general intelligence until we are in the middle of them.
The cold we forgot: Norway's missing nuclear winter preparedness
This memorandum assesses Norway's lack of nuclear winter preparedness and aims to raise awareness of the necessity of preparing for a potential nuclear winter.
Would you have your personal AI Jonas?
Deepfake technology can be used for more important matters than humor.
Input to the National Quality of Life Strategy
Langsikt supports the government's strategy to make the quality of life of the population a guiding star in policy making and use knowledge of quality of life to develop policies that promote quality of life. We thank you for the opportunity to provide input that can make the strategy even better. (NB: The PDF is in Norwegian)
Our children, the guinea pigs
If we're going to experiment on schoolchildren we have to do it properly.
Norges Bank should set carbon price
If we are to achieve our climate goals, politicians must give up control of the carbon price.
Consensus on AI Act - France, Germany and Italy give in
In December, EU policymakers reached a political consensus on the main contentious issues of the AI Act (KI Regulation), the EU's flagship for regulating artificial intelligence. After a month of technical clarifications, formal agreement was reached on Friday.
Media coverage
Aksel Braanen Sterri wants tax on animal suffering
If the philosopher gets what he wants, the farmers will have to find something else to do — or start growing plants. Reportage with Chief Scientific Officer Aksel Braanen Sterri in Morgenbladet on how to improve animal welfare.
The think-tanks Civita, Agenda and Langjoin forces to urge Development Minister Åsmund Aukrust to take action. “Untimely,” replies the minister.
The think-tanks want answers on what tomorrow's billion-dollar aid will be spent on, and for the government to prioritise a new development policy announcement.
Reponse to Langsikt: Global Education Funds Are Not “Intermediaries”
Somalia's education minister and Haiti's former education minister disagree with Longsight's recommendation to cut support for global education funds.
The economists banged on, but the Research Council only let in the technologists
Bram Timmermans responds to Braanen Sterri's chronicle about the lack of presence of social economists when the “Ki-milliardern” was handed out.
Advarer mot Norec-nedleggelse
Fremskrittspartiet vil kutte støtten til Norec dersom det blir borgerlig regjering til høsten, noe også Langsikt tok til orde for notatet "Tid for omprioritering". Det advarer utviklingsminister Åsmund Aukrust (Ap) sterkt imot.
Kritiserer ny 100-dagersplan: Langsikt må tenke mer langsiktig
Tankesmien Langsikt mener at en ny regjering bør gjøre 20 endringer i bistanden i løpet av sine første 100 dager. – Det er et utålmodig notat der ting skal gjøres fort, sier CMI-forsker Ottar Mæstad.
Eirik Mofoss om endringer i et langsiktig perspektiv på Storebrand-konferansen
Se hele foredraget på Storebrand sine nettsider.
Jan-Christian Vestre and Eirik Mofoss at Ekko
The Minister of Health and Care Services and the Generel Manager of Langsikt spoke about the WHO, the aid cuts, health security and the EU Health Union.
Stortingsseminar om Framtidspanelet den 2. juni
En oppsummering fra stortingsseminaret om Framtidspanelets anbefalinger om Oljefondet ligger tilgjengelig på Framtidspanelets nettsider. Langsikt var medarrangør av eventet.
High-level power play ahead of Gavi's funding round
Development Today writes about the upcoming Gavi replenishment and mentions Langand Eirik Mofoss's work with Norwegian authorities and with the Stoltenberg Committee on Global Health.