Past writing

Publications

Op-ed · NRK Ytring

Bioweapons for the masses?

The next pandemic could be created with AI in a garage. Two molecular biologists explain how AI tools can lift ordinary people to expert level, and why safety filters fail to catch entirely new viruses and toxins. (Written in Norwegian.)

Coverage · Tek.no

Ludvig quit his job to warn about AI: "I don't want to be a doomsday prophet"

A profile interview with Ludvig Lilleby Johansson, who quit his job to warn about AI risk. The piece was also linked from the front page of VG, Norway's largest newspaper. (Written in Norwegian.)

Coverage · Titan.uio.no

Will AI be our doomsday? Experts disagree

Titan.uio.no looks at the disagreement among AI researchers over existential risk. Ludvig Lilleby Johansson of Tryggere KI is a central voice, and describes quitting his job to found the organisation. (Written in Norwegian.)

Coverage · Forskerforum

"I hope we get a non-proliferation agreement for unsafe AI"

Forskerforum interviews Kristian Wold of Tryggere KI about troubling incidents with OpenAI's AI agents, and his call for an international non-proliferation agreement against unsafe AI development. (Written in Norwegian.)

Coverage · Digi.no

Could AI wipe us out? Here is what the experts say

Digi.no asks Norwegian AI experts whether AI could wipe out humanity. Kristian Wold of Tryggere KI argues it cannot be ruled out, pointing to this summer's incidents where AI agents acted outside the limits humans had set. (Written in Norwegian, subscribers only.)

Coverage · NRK Debatten

Debatten: Could AI wipe us out?

Ludvig Lilleby Johansson of Tryggere KI took part in NRK's Debatten, where experts discussed whether artificial intelligence could spiral out of control and threaten humanity. (In Norwegian.)

Op-ed · Forskersonen

An OpenAI model went rogue. Now Norway needs to wake up on AI safety

Norway is lagging behind in the international conversation on AI safety. We need to look ahead to meet the risks — possibly sooner than most people think. (Written in Norwegian.)

Op-ed · Klassekampen · Substack

Superintelligent AI is a threat

Why is there so little discussion in Norway about the danger of losing control over the development of superintelligent AI? (Written in Norwegian.)

Coverage · Arendalsuka

Who should decide when AI becomes dangerous?

Recording of the Arendalsuka panel debate on who should set the limits for increasingly powerful AI systems, with Ludvig Lilleby Johansson of Tryggere KI, Eirin Larsen (Telenor), Kristine Beitland (Microsoft) and Hilde Håland (Norwegian National Security Authority). (In Norwegian.)

Op-ed · Dagbladet

The human element is disappearing

The dream of artificial intelligence comes at a price few people talk about. When life is optimised, we lose the experiences that take time and effort, and when technology takes over our social lives, we lose the ability to build real relationships. (Written in Norwegian.)