I just signed a petition calling for Norwegian universities to use research expertise on AI when deciding how to implement it, rather than having decisions be made mostly administratively. , If you are a researcher in Norway, please read it and sign it if you agree – and share with anyone else who might be interested. The petition was written by three researchers at UiT: Maria Danielsen (a philosopher who completed her PhD in 2025 on AI and ethics, including discussions of art and working life), Knut Ørke (Norwegian as a second language), and Holger Pötzsch (a professor of media studies with many years of research on digital media, video games, disruption, and working life, among other topics). This is not about preventing researchers from exploring AI methods in their research. It is about not uncritically accepting the hype that everyone must use AI everywhere without critical reflection. It is about not introducing Copilot as the default option in word processors, or training PhD candidates to believe they will fall behind if they do not use AI when writing articles, without proper academic discussion. Changes like these should be knowledge-based and discussed academically, not merely decided administratively, because they alter the epistemological foundations of research. Maria wrote to me a couple of months ago because she had read my opinion piece in Aftenposten in which I called for a strong brake on the use of language models in knowledge work. She was part of a committee tasked with developing UiT’s AI strategy and was concerned because there was so much hype and so few members of the committee with actual expertise in AI. I fully support the petition. There are probably some good uses for AI in research, but the uncritical, hype-driven insistence that we must simply adopt it everywhere is highly risky. There are many researchers in Norway with strong expertise in AI, language, ethics, working life, and culture. We must make use of this expertise. This is also partly about respect for research in the humanities, social sciences, psychology, and law. Introducing AI at universities and university colleges is not merely a technical issue, and perhaps not even primarily a technical one. It concerns much more: philosophy of science, methodological reflection, epistemology, writing, publishing, the working environment, and more. […]
Lisbeth
Jill,
Jeg kan ikke lade vÊre: det er Tove Ditlevsen med v…en af vores bedste kvindelige digtere, synes jeg, selvom hun rimede p vers og ikke altid var s moderne i stil efter de h¯je herrers mening.
Du skulle lÊse hendes erindringsbog om hendes voksenliv, om forelskelser, brudte Êgteskaber og stofmisbrug. StÊrkt!
Her er hele digtet, i¯vrigt:
Mit hjerte hamrer og hamrer,
som ville det aldrig standse.
Det g¯r ondt at h¯re din latter
og ondt at se dig danse.
Alligevel gÂr jeg ikke,
for lidelsen er en lÊnke,
der bringer hin magiske vellyst,
lykken aldrig kan skÊnke.
Din arm omkring hendes skulder,
din hede kind mod hendes.
Mit hjerte hamrer s sÊlsomt,
Som var det den anden kvindes.
Som var en del af mit vÊsen,
min skÊlven, min angst, min varme
altid anbragt i den person,
du holder i dine arme.
Jill
Ajaj! Jeg visste jo egentlig at det er Ditlevsen med v, takk for pÂminnelsen! NÂ har jeg rettet det opp. Jeg har lest en bok av henne for lenge siden, men skulle kanskje hente henne fram igjen…? Skj¯nt det jo ikke er utroskap jeg sliter med…
Men tenk om det virkelig er smerten vi s¯ker og ikke kjÊrligheten?
Nei. Slik tenker bare den som har kjÊrlighetssorg. Et ord som ikke finnes p engelsk.