Norway pushes for international AI control, risks falling further behind, expert warns

Norway's government has begun work on a new national strategy for artificial intelligence and AI safety. It recently held a consultation meeting with experts and players in the sector to gather input for the strategy.

The input will be used, among other things, to follow up an international AI appeal from Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Finland's President Alexander Stubb. The appeal came after top executives at AI companies, developers and researchers warned that the technology could become difficult to control.

Morten Goodwin, professor of AI at the University of Agder, welcomes Norway taking the initiative on international control of AI. The headline carries his warning that there is a risk Norway ends up even further behind, though the text available here does not spell out what he means by that or what he thinks the country should do.

The piece, published on 12 October 2026, is a short item. It does not describe what the strategy will contain, what the international appeal specifically asks for, or who took part in the consultation meeting beyond "experts and players in the sector."

The story matters because it shows Norway, together with Finland, trying to shape international efforts to keep AI under control while it also drafts its own national approach to AI and AI safety. It also shows that an AI researcher at a Norwegian university supports that direction while cautioning about the country's position.