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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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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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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