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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.
A golden year for AI
2026 will be a golden moment for artificial intelligence. We should enjoy it while it lasts.
Data is not like oil. It's better.
Data lacks what we had for oil: an institutional architecture around the resource.
Norway contributes to the growth of others
AI is becoming the most important infrastructure of our time. Norway has significant financial interests, but is falling behind in the industrial sector. It makes us rich as investors -- and vulnerable as business.
Pseudocode is easy -- politics is hard. The AI Commanders Build the Bridge
if/else solves nothing in an adaptive, complex system like Norway. AI policy requires systems understanding, considerations of nature, security and voter acceptance—and it requires common principles before we can write the concrete features.
AI threats in the short and long term
The fact that KI is causing serious problems today does not mean that we can dismiss the threats of the future.
Media coverage
Government gets AI advice
Aksel Braanen Sterri debated State Secretary at the Ministry of Digitalization and Management Marianne Wilhelmsen (AP) on Dagsnytt 18 in connection with the launch of the ten Ki bids.
Launches ten AI Commandments for Norway: — The power imbalance is frightening
Could Norway end up like Venezuela or Nigeria because of the AI development? That's what a group of experts and executives fear. Aftenposten has written about the launch of Langsikt's expert committee at KI.
Sigrid Bratlie at the Research Conversation 2025: The Battle for Truth
How do new technologies affect democracy, and how can free and independent research play a role in strengthening democracy and societal development? Senior Advisor Sigrid Bratlie attended the Research Conversation 2025, where recordings can be viewed at the link.
What does Norwegian climate finance achieve?
Eirik Mofoss presented at Tekna his seminar on Langsikt's note on how Norfund's climate investment fund should be scaled up.
I think the aid has a PR problem
Panorama Nyheter has written about attitudes towards aid, referring to the Ipsos survey on aid that Long Term designed.
Warns against AI development: “Then we're fucked
Senior Advisor at Langsikt, Tellef S. Raabe, fears for the revenue base of the media industry when ChatGPT is supposed to update users on news.
Want to cut corporate taxes: -- Should do something to get more investment
Trade Council member Kristoffer Berg is interviewed in E24 about the Long-Term memo “Tax policy for the future”.
Fewer journalists, more KI — who powers the walls?
Senior Advisor Tellef Raabe on the podcast Behind the News with Elin Ludvigsen to discuss KI and the media.
Camilla Stoltenberg on podcast about global health
Trade Council member Camilla Stoltenberg speaks on global health on Liberal Halftime. In 2024, she chaired the Stoltenberg Committee on Global Health, where Long Term was one of the principals.
We earned almost twice as much as we gave in aid
Norfund should be allowed by the government to invest in several sectors, including health and education, says Eirik Mofoss. He is interviewed about the profitability of Norwegian investments in Africa.
