The Norwegian Centre for Trustworthy AI

Building the foundations for AI that is accurate, interpretable, inclusive, fair, safe, sustainable, and well-governed.

TRUST is a Norwegian AI centre funded by the Research Council of Norway (2025-2030) and part of the six national AI research centres.

Research, Innovation and Societal Impact

TRUST’s work is organised around three interconnected pillars:

Scientific Objectives define what trustworthy AI should be.

Research Areas explore key challenges and opportunities to reach these goals.

Action Clusters bring TRUST together with partners in research, industry, government and civil society to test ideas and create real-world impact.

Read the complete list of the Research projects continuously developed and worked on by TRUST researchers here.

Previous events

Responsible AI in Norway's Public Sector: The 2030 Target and the Challenge of Scaling Up

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Critical AI Safety: TRUST Seminar with University of York and DNV

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TRUST Annual Conference 2026

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News - TRUST

Slam poetry Oct. 23, 2026 11:07 AM
by Jon Hareide Aarbakke
Performed at the TRUST Annual Conference, 20 October 2026.
Annual conference 2026 Oct. 23, 2026 10:35 AM
It was wonderful to see the engagement at TRUST’s first national annual conference. With 250 participants from our partners across academia, industry, the public sector, and civil society, we discussed our 39 new projects and a similar number bubbling up.
Will AI replace our jobs? Oct. 1, 2026 11:07 AM
Self-driving cars are moving from testing to actual use. But what happens to jobs when the car no longer needs a driver?
Can AI go green and foster economic growth? Apr. 15, 2026 9:15 AM
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become omnipresent in our daily lives. As one of the most powerful tools ever developed, it carries enormous potential but also significant responsibility.
Cooperation is key for global trustworthy AI Feb. 22, 2026 4:23 PM
On Friday, February 20th, TRUST held the Norwegian session at the AI Impact summit in India, titled Peace, Power, & Perspectives: A Value-based Approach to Trustworthy AI. Here are some takeaway points.
Trustworthy AI Main Session Event organised by TRUST at the AI Impact Summit 2026 Feb. 6, 2026 2:06 PM
This year’s big and global AI-happening, the AI Impact Summit 2026, is taking place in New Delhi, India. We are honored to announce that TRUST – The Norwegian Centre for Trustworthy AI - has been given the responsibility of organising a so-called “main session event” at the Summit. The session will bring together government representatives, researchers and industry leaders, and Karianne Tung, Minister of Digitalisation and Public Governance, will attend the session.
The Launch of TRUST – Norway’s New Centre for Trustworthy AI fills the auditorium Nov. 11, 2025 1:55 PM
On November 10th, 2025, TRUST – The Norwegian Centre for Trustworthy AI – was officially launched at the University of Oslo. The event drew such strong interest that the auditorium at was filled to capacity, with many participants standing throughout the session.
A recording of the event is available below.
TRUST Becomes National Centre for Artificial Intelligence – Awarded Funding by the Research Council of Norway June 11, 2025 3:58 PM
The Research Council of Norway announced the research environments selected to receive national research centre status for artificial intelligence (AI) at a press conference on 11 June 2025. Among those chosen is TRUST – The Norwegian Centre for Trustworthy AI – which will now receive substantial support to establish a national research centre, with its core located in Oslo Science City. TRUST will be led by the University of Oslo (UiO), SINTEF, and the Norwegian Computing Center (NR).