Tarald Gulseth Berge
@taraldberge.bsky.social
Associate professor at USN & UiO. Political economy, international organizations, negotiations, and investment law. House full of kids. Ride my bike everywhere. #GoPackGo
Guess who and when?
November 11, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Guess who and when?
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Waiting for someone to explain why the announcement of a trade relationship that is worse than the one we had a year ago is received as a big success
October 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Waiting for someone to explain why the announcement of a trade relationship that is worse than the one we had a year ago is received as a big success
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Hør her. Det er fort gjort å tro at journalistikk er en av de tingene KI passer til, men det er faktisk en av de tingene KI passer _dårligst_ til. Modellene er lagd for å generere ord helt uavhengig av hva som er sant, det er nesten det motsatte av god journalistikk. Dere må slutte med det. Nå!
NTB trakk sak med falske sitater og falsk kilde: – En veldig alvorlig feil
Fem av fem Telenor-sitater, og navnet på direktør, var oppdiktet. Feil bruk av KI, forklarer redaktør.
www.journalisten.no
October 28, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Hør her. Det er fort gjort å tro at journalistikk er en av de tingene KI passer til, men det er faktisk en av de tingene KI passer _dårligst_ til. Modellene er lagd for å generere ord helt uavhengig av hva som er sant, det er nesten det motsatte av god journalistikk. Dere må slutte med det. Nå!
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Nå kommer det. Meningen med deepfake er ikke å lure deg. Meningen er å få deg til å ikke tro på noe. Så man kan skylde på AI når det er noe man ikke liker
Trump: "They cheated on a commercial. Ronald Reagan loved tariffs and they said he didn't. And I guess it was AI or something. They cheated badly. Canada got caught cheating on a commercial. Can you believe it?"
October 25, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Nå kommer det. Meningen med deepfake er ikke å lure deg. Meningen er å få deg til å ikke tro på noe. Så man kan skylde på AI når det er noe man ikke liker
The WGIII deliberations are heading into the home strecth. As time becomes salient, parties increasingly discuss what tenable compromises look like. In this @ejiltalk.bsky.social post, we explore the dynamic of compromise in the negotiations on Security for Costs.
www.ejiltalk.org/time-and-com...
www.ejiltalk.org/time-and-com...
Time and Compromise in UNCITRAL’s Working Group III
During the week of 22 September 2025, States once again met in Vienna under Working Group III (WGIII) of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) to deliberate reforms to in...
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October 22, 2025 at 9:20 AM
The WGIII deliberations are heading into the home strecth. As time becomes salient, parties increasingly discuss what tenable compromises look like. In this @ejiltalk.bsky.social post, we explore the dynamic of compromise in the negotiations on Security for Costs.
www.ejiltalk.org/time-and-com...
www.ejiltalk.org/time-and-com...
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Økning av barn i barneskolealder 2008-2025:
St Hanshaugen: 50%
Grünerløkka: 35%
Gamle Oslo: 60%
St Hanshaugen: 50%
Grünerløkka: 35%
Gamle Oslo: 60%
Denne skolebehovsplanen sementerer egentlig en tydelig retning for hvordan byrådet mener Oslo som by skal være. Den er en utarming av sentrum som område for barnefamilier. I sentrum er det kun vi unge som skal bo i knøttsmå leiligheter. Får du kids skal du ut i ytre by.
www.ao.no/byradets-sko...
www.ao.no/byradets-sko...
Avisa Oslo eksklusivt: Her er hele skolebehovsplanen
Byrådet har bestemt seg. Les hvilke skoler som foreslås nedlagt, hvilke som bygges og hvilke som ikke bygges.
www.ao.no
September 24, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Økning av barn i barneskolealder 2008-2025:
St Hanshaugen: 50%
Grünerløkka: 35%
Gamle Oslo: 60%
St Hanshaugen: 50%
Grünerløkka: 35%
Gamle Oslo: 60%
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Denne skolebehovsplanen sementerer egentlig en tydelig retning for hvordan byrådet mener Oslo som by skal være. Den er en utarming av sentrum som område for barnefamilier. I sentrum er det kun vi unge som skal bo i knøttsmå leiligheter. Får du kids skal du ut i ytre by.
www.ao.no/byradets-sko...
www.ao.no/byradets-sko...
Avisa Oslo eksklusivt: Her er hele skolebehovsplanen
Byrådet har bestemt seg. Les hvilke skoler som foreslås nedlagt, hvilke som bygges og hvilke som ikke bygges.
www.ao.no
September 24, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Denne skolebehovsplanen sementerer egentlig en tydelig retning for hvordan byrådet mener Oslo som by skal være. Den er en utarming av sentrum som område for barnefamilier. I sentrum er det kun vi unge som skal bo i knøttsmå leiligheter. Får du kids skal du ut i ytre by.
www.ao.no/byradets-sko...
www.ao.no/byradets-sko...
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REF NRK OG EUROVISJONEN
Som uavhengig nyhetsinstitusjon burde NRK nettopp gå inn for at Israel ikke får delta. Fordi Israel hindrer uavhengige nyhetsinstitusjoner å dekke krigen på Gaza.
#Helgemorgen
Som uavhengig nyhetsinstitusjon burde NRK nettopp gå inn for at Israel ikke får delta. Fordi Israel hindrer uavhengige nyhetsinstitusjoner å dekke krigen på Gaza.
#Helgemorgen
September 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
REF NRK OG EUROVISJONEN
Som uavhengig nyhetsinstitusjon burde NRK nettopp gå inn for at Israel ikke får delta. Fordi Israel hindrer uavhengige nyhetsinstitusjoner å dekke krigen på Gaza.
#Helgemorgen
Som uavhengig nyhetsinstitusjon burde NRK nettopp gå inn for at Israel ikke får delta. Fordi Israel hindrer uavhengige nyhetsinstitusjoner å dekke krigen på Gaza.
#Helgemorgen
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“The computer acts like a computer” is such a profound and such a mundane result, all at once. It’s far more shocking that reasonable-sounding people have argued that massive datasets contain within them a secret truth that only will be revealed by… multinomial logits
"In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limits."
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws
In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limi...
www.computerworld.com
September 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
“The computer acts like a computer” is such a profound and such a mundane result, all at once. It’s far more shocking that reasonable-sounding people have argued that massive datasets contain within them a secret truth that only will be revealed by… multinomial logits
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Høyresida har helt rett i at det sløses helt ekstremt i offentlig sektor, men for dem er sløseriet at vi har litt for mange lærere på jobb osv. Det FAKTISKE sløseriet kommer de aldri til å ta tak i fordi det dreier seg om en ideologi som stammer fra handelshøyskolenes lederutdanninger.
September 18, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Høyresida har helt rett i at det sløses helt ekstremt i offentlig sektor, men for dem er sløseriet at vi har litt for mange lærere på jobb osv. Det FAKTISKE sløseriet kommer de aldri til å ta tak i fordi det dreier seg om en ideologi som stammer fra handelshøyskolenes lederutdanninger.
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I cannot think of a democracy anywhere in the world where this sort of thing could happen. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/b...
ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments After F.C.C. Pressure
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2025 at 4:45 AM
I cannot think of a democracy anywhere in the world where this sort of thing could happen. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/b...
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Uavhengig FN-kommisjon: "Det skjer et folkemord i Gaza, og staten Israel har ansvaret."
Nå må Norge komme sterkere på banen. Vi må helt ut av denne økonomien, og vi må pushe for internasjonale sanksjoner mot Israel.
Nå må Norge komme sterkere på banen. Vi må helt ut av denne økonomien, og vi må pushe for internasjonale sanksjoner mot Israel.
Israel: Gaza er i brann
Ein rapport frå FNs uavhengige granskingskommisjon konkluderer med at Israel sidan oktober 2023 har gjort seg skuldig i folkemord i Gaza. Det avviser Israel.
www.nrk.no
September 16, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Uavhengig FN-kommisjon: "Det skjer et folkemord i Gaza, og staten Israel har ansvaret."
Nå må Norge komme sterkere på banen. Vi må helt ut av denne økonomien, og vi må pushe for internasjonale sanksjoner mot Israel.
Nå må Norge komme sterkere på banen. Vi må helt ut av denne økonomien, og vi må pushe for internasjonale sanksjoner mot Israel.
«pursuing complex economic objectives with a trade war is like trying to perform neurosurgery with a hammer»
April 25, 2025 at 5:06 AM
«pursuing complex economic objectives with a trade war is like trying to perform neurosurgery with a hammer»
While I 100% agree with this - the issue we need to figure out is how to ensure slow learning, secure the process, at the same time as acknowledging that students will use AI. And maybe - for certain tasks - should use AI.
Even accepting the premise that AI produces useful writing (which no one should), using AI in education is like using a forklift at the gym. The weights do not actually need to be moved from place to place. That is not the work. The work is what happens within you.
April 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
While I 100% agree with this - the issue we need to figure out is how to ensure slow learning, secure the process, at the same time as acknowledging that students will use AI. And maybe - for certain tasks - should use AI.
«Klarer ikke» må her forstås som «ønsker ikke.» Dette til orientering.
Regjeringsplattformen lanseres med brask og bram «vi skal kutte norske klimautslipp!». Rett før valget kommer en stortingsmelding som sier «vi klarer ikke målene og vil kjøpe klimakvoter, lykke til neste regjering!». En pinlig retrett. Og et refreng i norsk klimapolitikk. #dax18
April 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
«Klarer ikke» må her forstås som «ønsker ikke.» Dette til orientering.
This is very true - and also one of the reasons I am worried about AI-driven learning. To become smarter we need to try and fail. The slow process is the good process.
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 96: Nothing you write is ever wasted. It’s all part of your training. That’s why you should never feel bad about the work you cut, or the hours you spend on work that stays unpublished. Every part of the process makes you a stronger writer.
April 10, 2025 at 11:52 AM
This is very true - and also one of the reasons I am worried about AI-driven learning. To become smarter we need to try and fail. The slow process is the good process.
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Wow.. Randomly blocking participants' smartphone for 2 weeks made them smarter, happier, and improved their mental health.
RCT suggests smartphones make adults dumb cc @paulgp.com @novosad.bsky.social
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March 30, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Wow.. Randomly blocking participants' smartphone for 2 weeks made them smarter, happier, and improved their mental health.
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Saying that all Russian speakers want to be part of Russia, is like saying that all English speakers want to be part of the British empire.
March 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Saying that all Russian speakers want to be part of Russia, is like saying that all English speakers want to be part of the British empire.
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Buy a book.
Any book, it doesn't matter which. The one you've been looking forward to, the one with the title that made you laugh, the weighty award-winner you've been meaning to get to. Whatever.
Treat yourself. Step away from it all. In this time of gross ignorance & madness, read something.
Any book, it doesn't matter which. The one you've been looking forward to, the one with the title that made you laugh, the weighty award-winner you've been meaning to get to. Whatever.
Treat yourself. Step away from it all. In this time of gross ignorance & madness, read something.
March 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Buy a book.
Any book, it doesn't matter which. The one you've been looking forward to, the one with the title that made you laugh, the weighty award-winner you've been meaning to get to. Whatever.
Treat yourself. Step away from it all. In this time of gross ignorance & madness, read something.
Any book, it doesn't matter which. The one you've been looking forward to, the one with the title that made you laugh, the weighty award-winner you've been meaning to get to. Whatever.
Treat yourself. Step away from it all. In this time of gross ignorance & madness, read something.
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Våre hjemlige kulturkrigere, de som i årevis har påstått at «woke» er vår tids store trussel mot ytringsfriheten, ser tåpeligere ut for hver dag som går.
Hungary bans Pride events and plans to use facial recognition to target attenders
Amnesty International describes legislation as ‘full-frontal attack’ on country’s LGBTQ+ community
www.theguardian.com
March 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Våre hjemlige kulturkrigere, de som i årevis har påstått at «woke» er vår tids store trussel mot ytringsfriheten, ser tåpeligere ut for hver dag som går.
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Our article with Sujeong Shim on Exit Clauses in International Agreements is now Forthcoming at International Studies Quarterly! doi.org/10.1093/isq/... At a time when concerns for durability of intl. cooperation abound, we show how governments balance between their commitments and accountability:
Balancing International Commitments and Democratic Accountability: Exit Clauses in Investment Agreements
Abstract. Why do states sign international agreements with varying commitment lengths? Growing literature examines when states exit international instituti
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March 18, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Our article with Sujeong Shim on Exit Clauses in International Agreements is now Forthcoming at International Studies Quarterly! doi.org/10.1093/isq/... At a time when concerns for durability of intl. cooperation abound, we show how governments balance between their commitments and accountability:
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Same with writing. It’s during the drafting of the shitty first (and second etc.) versions that you start to figure out what it is you’re trying to say.
There’s a great interview with Nick Park about Wallace And Gromit in last month’s Empire, and this bit in particular stood out. It sums up what artists have been trying to say about AI. The mistakes and the learning aren’t things to be bypassed, but a vital part of the process 🤟
March 18, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Same with writing. It’s during the drafting of the shitty first (and second etc.) versions that you start to figure out what it is you’re trying to say.
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🚨🚨 Given horrible state of things in the world, it is easy to simply forget about the absolute shitshow of #brexit but new report by Food and Drink Federation is a stark reminder of those devasting implications. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/business/202...
UK food and drink exports to the EU down 34% since Brexit
Food and Drink Federation say businesses are struggling to deal with added ‘complexity and bureaucracy’
www.theguardian.com
March 14, 2025 at 8:51 AM
🚨🚨 Given horrible state of things in the world, it is easy to simply forget about the absolute shitshow of #brexit but new report by Food and Drink Federation is a stark reminder of those devasting implications. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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The US authorities have reached out to Denmark... to ask if Denmark can help deliver eggs to the US. Maybe we can trade them for a US state?
March 14, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The US authorities have reached out to Denmark... to ask if Denmark can help deliver eggs to the US. Maybe we can trade them for a US state?