Henrik Skaug Sætra / [spillteori]
@futuritas.eu
Technology, ethics, and philosophy. Oh, and some political science - more specifically political theory.
Associate professor at the University of Oslo.
My research: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=p
Associate professor at the University of Oslo.
My research: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=p
Pinned
What's the value of academic articles and doing research? The product or the process?
This article has been a long process, and how I've processed the ongoing AI disruption of research. I use it very little, and while it's clearly not all bad, I argue for caution.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
This article has been a long process, and how I've processed the ongoing AI disruption of research. I use it very little, and while it's clearly not all bad, I argue for caution.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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On a related note, here's a useful book if people wanna understand more on EA doi.org/10.1093/oso/...
> It brings together a diverse group of activists and scholars to explore Effective Altruism’s failure to meaningfully address forms of human and animal suffering.
> It brings together a diverse group of activists and scholars to explore Effective Altruism’s failure to meaningfully address forms of human and animal suffering.
November 28, 2025 at 8:32 PM
On a related note, here's a useful book if people wanna understand more on EA doi.org/10.1093/oso/...
> It brings together a diverse group of activists and scholars to explore Effective Altruism’s failure to meaningfully address forms of human and animal suffering.
> It brings together a diverse group of activists and scholars to explore Effective Altruism’s failure to meaningfully address forms of human and animal suffering.
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David Glosser, Stephen Miller’s uncle, told CNN his nephew is an “immigration hypocrite”:
“Had we not been able to enter America when we did, Stephen Miller would never exist” (2018)
“Had we not been able to enter America when we did, Stephen Miller would never exist” (2018)
November 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
David Glosser, Stephen Miller’s uncle, told CNN his nephew is an “immigration hypocrite”:
“Had we not been able to enter America when we did, Stephen Miller would never exist” (2018)
“Had we not been able to enter America when we did, Stephen Miller would never exist” (2018)
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𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁: Why do some experts dismiss AI existential risk?
I'm happy to share our new paper "𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗴𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸: 𝗮 𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀" in the academic journal 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺.
I'm happy to share our new paper "𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗴𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸: 𝗮 𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀" in the academic journal 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺.
Examining popular arguments against AI existential risk: a philosophical analysis
link.springer.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁: Why do some experts dismiss AI existential risk?
I'm happy to share our new paper "𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗴𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸: 𝗮 𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀" in the academic journal 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺.
I'm happy to share our new paper "𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗴𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸: 𝗮 𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀" in the academic journal 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺.
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1) Start the worst European war since 1945 and commit every imaginable war crime
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
November 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
1) Start the worst European war since 1945 and commit every imaginable war crime
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
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“Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to unredacted filings in a lawsuit by U.S. school districts against Meta and other social media platforms.”
Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege - The Economic Times
Meta reportedly halted internal research into the mental health impacts of Facebook and Instagram after finding causal evidence of harm. Internal documents revealed users reported lower depression and...
m.economictimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
“Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to unredacted filings in a lawsuit by U.S. school districts against Meta and other social media platforms.”
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“The pioneer and would-be spacefarer Elon Musk said he would like to die on Mars, though not on impact. Martian conditions suggest death on impact might be preferable.”
- James Lovelock
- James Lovelock
A quote from Novacene
The pioneer and would-be spacefarer Elon Musk said he would like to die on Mars, though not on impact. Martian conditions suggest death on impact might b...
www.goodreads.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:33 AM
“The pioneer and would-be spacefarer Elon Musk said he would like to die on Mars, though not on impact. Martian conditions suggest death on impact might be preferable.”
- James Lovelock
- James Lovelock
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🚨🚨Elon #Musk is a real venom and a very dangerous person having the powers to completely subvert our informational space. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/holo...
www.politico.eu/article/holo...
French authorities probe Holocaust denial on Elon Musk’s AI platform
The League for Human Rights also announced it was filing a complaint.
www.politico.eu
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 AM
🚨🚨Elon #Musk is a real venom and a very dangerous person having the powers to completely subvert our informational space. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/holo...
www.politico.eu/article/holo...
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European education unions @etuce.bsky.social slam digital package. They ‘dismantle protections that keep our classrooms safe, our data private and our democracy intact’ @jelmerevers.com
www.csee-etuce.org/en/news/etuc...
www.csee-etuce.org/en/news/etuc...
Stop the Rollback: EU Digital Omnibus endangers children’s and teachers’ rights
Brussels, 19 November 2025 – The European Commission published the Digital Omnibus package, a set of regulatory proposals aimed at “simplifying” and amending existing EU digital regulations, including...
www.csee-etuce.org
November 21, 2025 at 7:13 AM
European education unions @etuce.bsky.social slam digital package. They ‘dismantle protections that keep our classrooms safe, our data private and our democracy intact’ @jelmerevers.com
www.csee-etuce.org/en/news/etuc...
www.csee-etuce.org/en/news/etuc...
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I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
November 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
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Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
November 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
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I've been studying nuclear energy and weapons for decades and worked on systems architecture projects for utils with heavy NRC involvement because of nuke generation assets. So this video by @davidgerard.co.uk about more tech industry madness made my eyebrows curl: youtu.be/PW9lusiwMz8?...
Vibe nuclear — let’s use AI shortcuts on reactor safety
YouTube video by Pivot to AI
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I've been studying nuclear energy and weapons for decades and worked on systems architecture projects for utils with heavy NRC involvement because of nuke generation assets. So this video by @davidgerard.co.uk about more tech industry madness made my eyebrows curl: youtu.be/PW9lusiwMz8?...
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It's entirely fitting that one of the first big AI-generated music producers is a Deloitte consultant.
for my @newyorker.com column I profiled Nick Arter, a consultant turned musician who began producing AI songs under the name Nick Hustles a year ago and has hit millions of streams and gone pro. Where is the line of human creativity in the post-AI music industry? www.newyorker.com/culture/infi...
That New Hit Song on Spotify? It Was Made by A.I.
Aspiring musicians are churning out tracks using generative artificial intelligence. Some are topping the charts.
www.newyorker.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
It's entirely fitting that one of the first big AI-generated music producers is a Deloitte consultant.
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When I see an AI-generated illustration in a power point presentation, I struggle with listening further and taking the information seriously. Respect yourself and others, don’t do this.
November 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
When I see an AI-generated illustration in a power point presentation, I struggle with listening further and taking the information seriously. Respect yourself and others, don’t do this.
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Hvorfor slikt hastverk? Basert på bakgrunnssamtaler med en rekke aktører som enten har vært en del av eller tett på saken, gir Snorre Valen et innblikk i manøvrene som førte frem til det oppsiktsvekkende vedtaket om Etikkrådet i Stortinget.
(+) Spillet bak Stoltenbergs struping av Etikkrådet
I oljefond-saken var det Høyre, Frp og Senterpartiet som drev politisk verksted med Ap, mens samarbeidspartiene til venstre ble stående igjen utenfor. Spillet rundt Etikkrådet forteller mye om hvordan...
www.morgenbladet.no
November 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Hvorfor slikt hastverk? Basert på bakgrunnssamtaler med en rekke aktører som enten har vært en del av eller tett på saken, gir Snorre Valen et innblikk i manøvrene som førte frem til det oppsiktsvekkende vedtaket om Etikkrådet i Stortinget.
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Is that good
Japanese giant SoftBank said Tuesday it has sold its entire stake in tech giant Nvidia for $5.83 billion.
Click here to read more: https://cnb.cx/49LCIs8
Click here to read more: https://cnb.cx/49LCIs8
November 11, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Is that good
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Priorities. [Cartoon by Michael de Adder]
November 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Priorities. [Cartoon by Michael de Adder]
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Alex Karp and Peter Thiel are two of the worst people on this planet running one of the most evil companies to ever exist—we should do whatever we can to make Palantir go bankrupt.
Palantir CEO Karp twice slams short sellers as stock suffers worst week since April
Palantir CEO Alex Karp twice confronted short sellers this week as the company's shares suffered a double-digit drop.
www.cnbc.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Alex Karp and Peter Thiel are two of the worst people on this planet running one of the most evil companies to ever exist—we should do whatever we can to make Palantir go bankrupt.
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“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages
Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.
futurism.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
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The man accused of “assaulting” a federal agent by throwing his Subway sandwich walks free on Thursday after countless attempts from the Trump administration to prosecute him both federally and criminally. trib.al/Q4E4cHe
November 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The man accused of “assaulting” a federal agent by throwing his Subway sandwich walks free on Thursday after countless attempts from the Trump administration to prosecute him both federally and criminally. trib.al/Q4E4cHe
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What the hell is this statement from NVIDIA? What am I meant to do with this info?
November 6, 2025 at 5:35 AM
What the hell is this statement from NVIDIA? What am I meant to do with this info?
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“Meta’s argument is that our recent stories about its glasses are not newsworthy because we wouldn’t bother writing them if the videos in question were filmed with an iPhone as opposed to a pair of smart glasses.”
Good resource for people who don’t seem to understand the differences.
Good resource for people who don’t seem to understand the differences.
What’s the Difference Between AI Glasses and an iPhone? A Helpful Guide for Meta PR
Meta thinks its camera glasses, which are often used for harassment, are no different than any other camera.
www.404media.co
November 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
“Meta’s argument is that our recent stories about its glasses are not newsworthy because we wouldn’t bother writing them if the videos in question were filmed with an iPhone as opposed to a pair of smart glasses.”
Good resource for people who don’t seem to understand the differences.
Good resource for people who don’t seem to understand the differences.
Bored? Listen in in a little over an hour (link on the link): www.jus.uio.no/ifp/english/...
Knut Selmer Memorial Lecture 2025 - Advanced AI and the Social Contract: Reframing the Debate
- Department of Private Law
Henrik Skaug Sætra
www.jus.uio.no
November 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Bored? Listen in in a little over an hour (link on the link): www.jus.uio.no/ifp/english/...
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"This initiative will give teachers from every region of Iceland [...] access to advanced AI tools as the country explores how artificial intelligence can transform education."
Has there ever before been products sold where customers* must figure out the use?
www.anthropic.com/news/anthrop...
Has there ever before been products sold where customers* must figure out the use?
www.anthropic.com/news/anthrop...
Anthropic and Iceland announce one of the world’s first national AI education pilots
Anthropic and Iceland announce national AI education pilot
www.anthropic.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
"This initiative will give teachers from every region of Iceland [...] access to advanced AI tools as the country explores how artificial intelligence can transform education."
Has there ever before been products sold where customers* must figure out the use?
www.anthropic.com/news/anthrop...
Has there ever before been products sold where customers* must figure out the use?
www.anthropic.com/news/anthrop...