Langsikt - Centre for Long-Term Policy
is an independent, non-profit think tank for more long-term policymaking. Our focus is on major global challenges such as artificial intelligence, pandemics, and extreme poverty.
Langsikt's alternative aid budget
How the Norwegian aid budget should look.
Confused about the AI threat?
Recent events have made AI risk a topic of public debate in Norway. Some researchers issue strong warnings, others claim they see doomsday on the horizon, while others dismiss the whole thing as marketing campaigns. This document summarizes what we know, what is disputed, and what the implications of this uncertainty are. The document can also be downloaded as a PDF.
A Norwegian foreign policy for artificial intelligence
Why and how Norway should position itself in a new security policy reality.
Vaccines are security policy
Pandemics can be more dangerous than war. The Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo shows just how poorly prepared the world remains.
Nothing new from Arendal
We went to Arendalsuka with a naive hope of hearing news from Project Turning Point. We didn't.
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.
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.
Disaster from autonomous AI
Real threat or science fiction?
Technology-driven Biological Threats
Rising risks driven by advances in biotechnology and artificial intelligence
The world's top AI scientist warns of the dangers of artificial intelligence. Dismissing him is risky.
He has outlined one of the best solution proposals so far.
The death of the aid percentage: An analysis of what Norwegian aid goes to
Never before has the share of Norwegian aid going to poverty reduction and development been lower.
The Ten AI Commandments
For shared prosperity from AI and data
