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Norway remains outside the AI safety collaboration
AI-driven cyberattacks threaten the Norwegian economy and infrastructure. Yet, we have no seat at the table where our allies collaborate on AI security.
What if the AI tidal wave arrives?
World-leading economists are warning of an AI revolution and demanding action. Other countries are already well underway with their preparations, but in Norway, very little is happening.
Support for civil society is not intended for Norwegian organizations
Norad's proposal to open up for more competition between Norwegian and foreign actors regarding civil society support has ignited the aid debate. Many fear for the future of Norwegian organizations. But it is not primarily their future that this support is intended to secure.
NTNU Graduation 2026: Be Morally Ambitious
If we, with the most money, education, and opportunities, had spent some of our time and money on others instead of ourselves, millions of people in the world could have had a better life.
Langsikt responds: Klein's authoritarian argumentation
Jörn Klein's criticism of Langsikt is a striking attack on a core principle of Norwegian democracy: that those in power are in contact with a wide range of organizations and knowledge actors. Only in extreme cases should authorities refuse to participate in debates because the organizers should be considered persona non grata.
Statement: Norway should strengthen its global health leadership
The statement is an input to the Turning Point process, offering recommendations on how Norway can strengthen its international leadership in global health at a time of increasing global needs and weakened international cooperation.
The Hidden Architect Behind Norway's Prosperity
… and what he can teach us about artificial intelligence.
The Great AI Liberation Is a Practical Contradiction
Losing people the work, we also lose the ability to introduce schemes that ensure people an income to live on. The dream that machines can liberate humans by taking over all work is therefore not possible.
Media coverage
— Norwegian UN support should be streamlined
Norwegian support for the World Bank and the United Nations is characterised by too many agreements, costly intermediaries and poor coordination, according to the think tank Langsikt.
Lederliv with Eirik Mofoss
CEO of Lang, Eirik Mofoss, has been a guest on the podcast Lederliv with Ole Christian Apeland. There they discuss, among other things, management, donations and Eirik's experiences in starting a new political think tank.
Maya (38) was selected to sit in a public panel: — Like winning the Lotto
The citizens who will sit on the Future Panel, a people's panel that will discuss Norway's wealth and future, have now been selected. TV2 Nyheter interviews some of the participants.
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.