Nationellt isdygn

Finally able to sleep in a bit, I started the day by constructing exam questions for my social work students and listening to a fascinating podcast with the Scottish philosopher Amanda Askell about her work writing the “constitution” that governs the AI model Claude. As always when it comes to AI, there is every indication that we are in for a ride...

This January has been the coldest in two decades, and with more cold weather moving in from Russia, all of Sweden’s weather stations are once again expecting sub-zero temperatures. With a real-feel temperature of −9 degrees, I set off for another harbour run after our bi-weekly department online meeting, covering 25 kilometres in the sun, with a few 30-second strides towards the end to improve neuromuscular efficiency and running form. Stopping first at the observation tower in Slottsskogen (which I had never been up to before) and then at Alkemisten for coffee on the return, life is clearly good, and I feel fortunate to be able to mix work and play like this.