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People from Eastern Norway
A cultural commentary on the differences between Norwegians from the east and west coast — and the art of self-deprecation.
·Anders Eidesvik·2 min
Archive
23 articles
Op-ed
AI Helped Me Beat Silicon Valley's Best Minds at a Hackathon. It Shouldn't Have Been Possible
In Silicon Valley, more and more people are talking about their 'AGI moment.' In Norway, we dismiss it as hype. One of us is wrong.
·Anders Eidesvik·6 min
Op-ed
When Your Computer Says It Loves You
We humans are simply not as complicated as we'd like to think. We grow fond of our Roombas and get angry at Excel.
·Anders Eidesvik·6 min
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How I Use AI
My best tips and advice on how to use AI effectively. And what to avoid.
·Anders Eidesvik·6 min
Diverse
Stomach Churns
I don't understand how anyone has the stamina to become prime minister.
·Anders Eidesvik·2 min
Langsikt Newsletter
The AI Horizon: August
OpenAI finally releases ChatGPT-5, more people are experiencing psychosis after talking to language models, and I call for a more ambitious AI strategy in Altinget (a Norwegian policy news outlet). A lot has happened this summer, so here's a summary of the most important developments.
·Anders Eidesvik·4 min
Diverse
Balderdash!
'The Norwegian language is by no means impoverished. It is its users who are impoverished' — as the kids say on TikTok.
·Anders Eidesvik·2 min
Op-ed
Zuckerberg Recently Gave Us His Version of AI Paradise. It's Hell.
In an era when tech giants dream of turning our human relationships into sellable products, we need more than passive hopes that tech companies will act ethically.
·Anders Eidesvik·5 min
Langsikt Newsletter
Can Machines Think? Or Do They Even Need To?
A Hollywood celebrity warns we could lose control, Bernie Sanders is worried about AI unemployment, and Norway hosts the world's largest internet forum. Here are some of the most important AI stories since last time.
·Anders Eidesvik·5 min
Analysis
The Past Is a Foreign Country
How fast is the AI development going? This clip from 2024 is telling.
·Anders Eidesvik·2 min
Op-ed
Inga Strümke Is Doing Us All a Disservice
It is a democratic problem that Strümke uses her very strong position and influence in Norwegian public life to stifle a debate about a very serious societal issue.
·Anders Eidesvik·6 min
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Blue Monday
January is a miserable month. And it's not just you — it's scientifically proven. Sort of.
·Anders Eidesvik·2 min
Op-ed
We Took Control of the Oil. Let's Do the Same with AI
When the Americans came to Norway to drill for oil, sharp-minded politicians and bureaucrats ensured that the oil resources benefited the entire Norwegian people. But when the same Americans come to drill for data, we do... nothing?
·Anders Eidesvik·5 min
Langsikt Newsletter
The AI Horizon: March
OpenAI sets the internet on fire, Google launches the world's most powerful AI model yet, and new research shows that AI models' ability to perform tasks doubles every seven months. Here are some of the most important AI stories from March.
·Anders Eidesvik·7 min
Langsikt Newsletter
The AI Horizon: Silicon Valley Special
AI models take another big leap, Meta signs a partnership deal with weapons company Anduril, and chatbots are triggering mental health problems. Here are some of the most important AI stories since last time.
·Anders Eidesvik·6 min
Diverse
Forgive Us, We Don't Understand What We're Doing
Once again, we find ourselves in a new global crisis that could easily have been avoided.
·Anders Eidesvik·4 min
Diverse
A Pawn in the Game of Life
In 2018, I won the Norwegian Philosophy Championship for my essay on free will and determinism. You can read it here.
·Anders Eidesvik·10 min
Op-ed
Warning Shots from Meta
Meta has opened up to using content from private messages to 'improve AI.' That's just the beginning of what's to come.
·Anders Eidesvik·3 min
Op-ed
A Week with ChatGPT-5. What Now?
Is GPT-5 proof that the scaling laws have finally hit a wall? Or is OpenAI courting the mainstream?
·Anders Eidesvik·5 min
Analysis
Uhm, Has Anyone Noticed That Claude Is Resorting to Blackmail?
New research shows that language models will resort to blackmail when they feel threatened.
·Anders Eidesvik·2 min