β In Quillette: Why Max Tegmark is wrong on AI doom Pushing back against Max Tegmark's three main arguments why AI will kill us all.
β© In Expressen: Fast progress is safer than slow Slow progress is more risky as it makes humanity more vulnerable to both natural and human-made dangers, without the tools to prevent or counter them.
π¨βπ« AI masterclass for EU staff in Sarajevo Training staff from the EEAS, the EU's diplomatic arm, in how to use AI.
βΉοΈ In DI: Sweden is hurt by AI pessimists Generative AI will be as important as the internet. For Sweden to benefit from it, we must stop producing world-leading AI pessimists and instead find the AI evangelists.
π WALL-Y nominated as Innovation of the Year Each year the Newspaper Publishers Association organize the Newspaper of the Year awards, celebrating excellence across several categories. This year, my creation WALL-Y, is nominated in the category Innovation of the Year.
ποΈ Podcast at SvD about the AI Commission How is Sweden positioning itself in the era of AI? Is there anything we can do to assume a leadership position in this field, similar to during the IT boom of the 90s?
π¦Ύ Panel discussion at the 'AI in the nation's interest' event Sweden should invest in that, the usage. For example, through an AI deduction, or an AI voucher. Every Swede gets a few hundred kronor each month to buy AI services with.
π¨βπ« The first AI course - and the reviews are in "A day to remember, one of those that not just 'nudges' lightly but actually pushes life into a new phase."
βΉοΈ Writing about Max Tegmark and Paul Ehrlich in Fokus In the magazine Fokus, I write about AI doomer Max Tegmark and compare him with the arch pessimist Paul Ehrlich.
π©βπ» New course: Become a centaur In February, I am hosting an AI course in collaboration with SN7.
π€ Mini tour with three AI talks in two days I was extremely energized by meeting digitalization unit and seeing all the pitches at the innovation week in Lund.
π° Interview in TN about the AI book Those who become a modern centaur, a mix of human and AI, have a tremendous opportunity.
π¦Ύ Member of the Swedish government's AI commission The Swedish government has set up an AI commission, as declared by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. The commission is headed by Carl-Henric Svanberg, former CEO of Ericsson, with me as one of its members.
π The AI book is launched! This is the first time an AI with a name, appearance, and personality has co-authored a book.
β‘ Talk on Project Energy Society in Finland I made a quick trip from a snowy and cold Stockholm to dito in Helsinki. There I gave a talk at Recotech, a proptech conference.