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Technology-driven Biological Threats
Rising risks driven by advances in biotechnology and artificial intelligence
Hvordan håndtere de største truslene
Gyldendals "Totalberedskap": På kort tid har den sikkerhetspolitiske situasjonen i Norge og Europa tilspisset seg. Mens krig og geopolitiske omveltninger igjen dominerer nyhetsbildet, har beredskapsutfordringer som følge av ekstremvær, digital sårbarhet og sammensatte trusler, økt både i omfang og kompleksitet.
Someone needs to test the KI models Norway relies on
Norway is lagging behind in efforts to secure artificial intelligence. We propose a national security body.
Now the shittification comes to KI
ChatGPT now provides you with custom advertising when you ask for life advice. Welcome to the shittification of KI.
AI development, threats and Norwegian opportunities
Proposals for investments and institutional innovations
Helvetes AI-agenter
AI-agenter skjuler seg bak språk som «assistenter», «copiloter» og «verktøy». Den reelle effekten er å organisere arbeid bort fra mennesker. Verdiskapingen skjer nettopp fordi dette ikke er tydelig for dem som rammes.
Bruk gjerne KI til å skrive tekst, men det er kritisk viktig at det finnes en avsender
I offentligheten er det likegyldig om man får skrivehjelp av en venn, enten vennen er av silisium eller kjøtt og blod.
Data discovery — a tax incentive for sharing data
Norway can't speed up KI without better data, and no one has incentives to make data shareable. That's why we need a tax incentive for data quality and sharing.
What will happen to the jobs?
Framework for understanding KI's effect on the economy.
AI risk is many things — that's why we need multiple conversations at the same time
KI risk is not one thing. When we mix together concrete, political and long-term dangers, debate and policy become demanding.
Media coverage
Nigeria's Minister of Health: Norwegian leadership can save lives
Better global health will benefit everyone, both in Nigeria and Norway, writes Nigeria's Minister of Health and Social Affairs, Muhammad Ali Pate.
Norway is gearing up against bird flu
VG writes about Norway's response to bird flu, and mentions Langsikt among key actors who have warned against the virus early on.
I'm a cable skeptic. Here is an answer to a power cable supporter.
Øystein Sjølie, social economist and author of “The Oil Book: How Norwegian Oil and Gas Makes the World a Better Place”, has written a response to Aksel Braanen Sterri's column on electricity cables in Aftenposten.
The biggest research breakthroughs of the year
Senior Advisor in Langsikt Sigrid Bratlie, together with Torkild Jemterud, Inga Strümke and Aksel Kjær Vidnes, summarizes the science and technology year 2024 in two parts of Abels Tårn. Part 2 of the programme can be found on NRK radio's website.
Pandemics cannot be predicted
Professor Emeritus Stig S. Frøland writes in Aftenposten about the bird flu and Norway's pandemic preparedness, and comments, among other things, on the uncertainty of the numbers on the likelihood of a pandemic, which the Stoltenberg committee and several of Langsikt's staff often have referred to.
Fears a new pandemic
Molecular biologist and Senior Advisor in Langsikt Sigrid Bratlie is interviewed about the risk of a bird flu pandemic following outbreaks of the virus in 659 U.S. dairy farms.
The bird flu could become a race against the clock
Molecular biologist and Senior Advisor at Langsikt, Sigrid Bratlie, fears a new pandemic as a result of the flare-up of bird flu in the US.
New ChatGPT is a master at deceiving you
The latest model of ChatGPT has proven in new tests to be able to deceive its users. Anders Eidesvik, AI advisor in Langsikt, comments on the story and calls this a warning shot of what may come when agents and even more advanced systems become widely available.
Bill Gates on Norway: Never before has the world had a bigger need for Norway's moral leadership
Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft and chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, writes in Aftenposten about the importance of Norwegian leadership on global aid. He highlights, among other things, the Stoltenberg Committee on Global Health, and underlines the conclusions of the report they presented in November.
– The exception is probably a necessary evil
“It is unfortunate that Russia has found a hole in the sanctions regime. But the exception for chemical fertilizers is probably a necessary evil", says Eirik Mofoss, managing director of Lang.