An interview with Palantir CEO Alex Karp on co-founding the company, autonomous weapons systems, AI, supporting Kamala Harris, Silicon Valley critics, and more
#giftarticle #surveillance — https://www.nytimes.com/... X: Chad Wahlquist / @cmwahlqu : “There's nothing that we did at @PalantirTech in building our software company that's in any M.B.A.-made playbook,” Mr. Karp said. “Not one. That's why we have been doing so well.” $PLTR [image] Maureen Dowd / @maureendowd : Alex Karp calls his company, Palantir, a combo of James Bond, Larry David, tech, and a philosophy class. https://www.nytimes.com/... Francesca Craig / @fvcraig : Thank you @maureendowd at @nytopinion for this peek into my @PalantirTech world. Working for #AlexKarp is as fascinating and wild a journey as this article suggests. I still worry about the US for my grandchildren, but I worry less now. @lisabgordon https://www.nytimes.com/... Mark Sharpe / @marksharpe39kft : Reading @maureendowd absolutely brilliant piece on @PalantirTech Alex Karp “when he lived in Germany, he often thought about the young men from Iowa and Kansas who risked their lives “to free people like me” during World War II” Read it this Sunday with your morning cup of Joe Luis Garicano / @lugaricano : This long @maureendowd profile of Alex Karp, Palantir co- founder, is hugely enjoyable. Plus he, an “anti-woke progressive”, oozes common sense. Great weekend reading. https://www.nytimes.com/... [image] Roya Hakakian / @royathewriter : “I don't believe you would have a Trump phenomenon without the excesses of Silicon Valley,” he said. “Very, very wealthy people who support policies where they don't have to absorb the cost at all.” https://www.nytimes.com/... Josh Kraushaar / @joshkraushaar : “We have a consistently pro-Western view that the West has a superior way of living and organizing itself, especially if we live up to our aspirations. It's interesting how radical that is, considering it's not, in my view, that radical.” https://www.nytimes.com/... LinkedIn: Philip McKenzie : This was my favorite thing I read all week. — And I agreed with exactly 0% of it...but it is filled with confirmations of the exact type of thinking that is failing us. … Wendy R. Anderson : “If you were to do a sitcom on Palantir, it's equal parts Larry David, a philosophy class, tech and James Bond,” Karp said. — Can confirm. … Chad Wahlquist : Asked about the dangers of artificial intelligence, Mr. Karp said, “The only solution to stop A.I. abuse is to use A.I.” … Forums: r/PLTR : A Deep Dive on Alex Karp by The New York Times