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A Panel Discussion on the Finnish Economy Dec 16, 2025

Alf took part in the following radio panel debate on the state of Finland's economy (in Swedish):

https://arenan.yle.fi/1-76556514

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A Quirky New Paper from Alf Dec 16, 2025

This might be filed more under "oddities", but from time to time Alf enjoys writing some quirkier things such as this piece on how leadership and mana...

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Alf in Conversation with Nathalie Gallo from CROWCH Nov 22, 2025

Alf often works with startups, and here is a long conversation he had with the entrepreneur Nathalie Gallo, who has launched a new kind of social medi...

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Is Agentic AI a Threat to Democracy? Nov 08, 2025

Alf is part of the ADD-project, which studies algorithms, data, and democracy. As part of that, all co-PIs came together to publish this note (headlin...

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Alf commenting on "the cultural canon" of Sweden and Denmark (in Finnish) Sep 16, 2025

So, as he also works in cultural policy from time to time, Alf was asked to comment on the recent brouhaha surrounding Sweden publicizing it's officia...

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Alf got interviewed on the state of the Finnish economy (in Swedish!)
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Alf interviewed on the creativity on the deadline! May 12, 2025

Dagens Nyheter (the biggest newspaper in Sweden) interviewed Alf (among others) about panics and creativity. See the story below:

Story at DN / Link ...

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Alf interviewed on the ecological impact of AI May 06, 2025

Alf got interviewed about the ecological impact of AI, and defended AI while acknowledging some wastefulness. The article (in Swedish) here:

https://...

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New (Swedish) podcast on leadership, innovation, and mental health (among other things) Apr 25, 2025
We'll let Alf tell this himself:

"Detta var en spÀnnande podcast, pÄ flera sÀtt. Vi skulle snacka innovation, men vi kom att tala om mÀnniskan, ensam
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Imagining the Digital Future ai/algorithms/data creativity Apr 05, 2025

Alf commented on AI for Elon University's report on "Imagining the Digital Future". Here's a quote:

"Most AIs will be “Mediocrity Engines” that stand...

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