Last week the Biden administration announced a temporary pause on pending decisions on export of LNG to non-FTA countries (Moratorium). This is a misguided policy step where the Administration is seemingly picking the LNG industry to be the poster child for the “existential threat of our time”.One of the hallmarks of United States historically has … Continue reading Why the LNG Export Moratorium is Wrong
Author: Øyvind Vik
Can we trust AI in the hands of teachers?
Today I learnt something new about how high schools are deploying AI to try to detect AI-written content turned in by students. My daughter explained to me how three of her fellow students were called up to the teacher one by one and informed that they were given no credit on their assignment, as the … Continue reading Can we trust AI in the hands of teachers?
Disrupting Developers
I remember thirty years ago one of my smart colleagues was questioning how the future for developers would look, as "code writing will be automated", he said. That day is not yet here fully, but dawn has broken. For the first time in the digital transformation journey real disruption is about to begin for the … Continue reading Disrupting Developers
Record Year for Energy Transition Projects
As reported by BloombergNEF (BNEF), it was a record year for low-carbon energy transition investments, totaling $1.1 trillion in 2022 - and for the first time, matching fossil fuel investments. It is worth noting that this includes about 561 billion of energy demand investments - which is primarily electrified transport investments. Nonetheless, this is a … Continue reading Record Year for Energy Transition Projects
ChatGPT has reached AGE – Artificial General Excitement
ChatGPT is taking over internet, so Microsoft wants to buy it. Is that based on Fear of Missing Out (FOMO), shrewd corporate maneuvering, or pure stupidity? Time will tell. Twitter is full of screenshots of ChatGPT, ranging from clever chat prompts and answers to the downright ridiculous and mindbogglingly brainless. Some are exceedingly enthusiastic and … Continue reading ChatGPT has reached AGE – Artificial General Excitement
The Danger in your Browser Wallet
Decentralization isn't always what it is purported to be, and there could be hidden dangers lurking in your wallet. A couple of months ago, Joseph Lubin, Founder & CEO of ConsenSys and Co-creator of Ethereum said: "The Age of Silos and Trusted Third Parties is giving way to the Age of Community and Collaboration enabled … Continue reading The Danger in your Browser Wallet
Why I am finally bullish on Meta
While I still don't like his hair style, Mark Zuckerberg is on the right track, and is one of the top tech visionaries to watch for the next decade. Why? Because he's got guts. I ignore the overhyped market "crash" that merely eroded the last 18 months of gains. I focus on the long game. … Continue reading Why I am finally bullish on Meta
The Crypto Wild West
Spammers, scammers and hackers have abundant fields to harvest from in the frontiers of the crypto space. Take for example the NFT collector “ILovePonzi”, who lost his Ape NFTs worth more than $1 million to hackers. The Wild West muddle related to crypto wallets can make it hard even for experts to distinguish what is real, fake … Continue reading The Crypto Wild West
Information Exchange Considerations For Owner/Operators
If you are involved in project management you may already know that some of the largest owner/operators in the world leverage our Pims software to streamline communication and information exchange between themselves and their contractors, partners, and third party verification organizations. This includes technical information, deliverables and drawings, tag information, request for information, change management, … Continue reading Information Exchange Considerations For Owner/Operators