1) NTNU NorwAI: New NorLLM roadmap
• Research center to introduce new national LLMs.
• Roadmap shift revealed ahead of Innovate 2025.
• Focus on sovereign, domain-specific models.
• Talent/industry collaboration ramp-up.
Source: NorwAI (5 Sep 2025). NTNU
2) NTNU: AI for Ocean & Health—NFR investing
• NFR to allocate NOK 100m to maritime applied-AI center.
• Health and ocean set as strategic AI pillars.
• Speeds up industry-linked research.
• Decision slated in September.
Source: NTNU NorwAI (4 Sep 2025). NTNU
3) SINTEF Digital: “Smaller, specialised AI ahead”
• Shift from foundation models to task-specific AIs.
• More efficient, domain-tuned systems.
• Industry-ready, safer deployments.
• Policy/innovation implications.
Source: SINTEF Digital news (11 Sep 2025). SINTEF
4) New Olivia supercomputer in use (energy)
• SINTEF Energi reports first results on “Olivia.”
• Advances hydropower planning & simulations.
• HPC + AI combo for national infra.
• Publication mid-September.
Source: SINTEF Energi (13 Sep 2025). SINTEF
5) Driverless truck crosses SE–NO border
• SINTEF-led demo on public roads.
• Milestone in automated freight logistics.
• AI perception/planning systems validated.
• Part of ongoing autonomy projects.
Source: SINTEF Community (26 Sep 2025). SINTEF
6) AI for Air-Traffic control (DIALOG project)
• Human-AI teaming for controllers’ decision support.
• Safer, trusted use of AI in aviation contexts.
• Multi-year program 2024–27; Sep project page.
• Led within SINTEF mobility research.
Source: SINTEF (project page, Sep 2025). SINTEF
7) AutoPort: AI to optimise small-port logistics
• AI + operations research for cargo handling.
• Modal shift from road to sea/rail targeted.
• Project concludes 2025; updates live.
• Maritime automation focus.
Source: SINTEF (project page). SINTEF
8) Retail AI rollout in Norway (Mesterbakeren)
• Leading bakery to use RELEX AI forecasting.
• Goals: availability up, waste down, ops streamlined.
• Adds to Nordic food-supply AI cases.
• Signed in September.
Source: RELEX (9 Sep 2025). RELEX Solutions
