Palantir CEO Makes Shocking Confession on Disrupting Democratic Power

https://newrepublic.com/post/207693/palantir-ceo-karp-disrupting-democratic-power

35 Comments

  1. No0nesSlickAsGaston on

    “The only justification you could possibly have would be that if we don’t do it, our adversaries will do it. And we will be subject to their rule of law.… “

  2. cannot_walk_barefoot on

    If the democrats obtain any sort of power again but retain Palantir government contracts in any way, it’ll pretty much prove the 2 party system is already corrupted and the rich fucks like this guy own both sides.

    What he’s saying doesn’t even make sense. In what fucking world is AI going to help or empower random male UFC watching Trump fans in any way

  3. TheBoosThree on

    This guy is a vocal fascist. It’s only shocking if you haven’t been paying attention.

  4. I happen to not believe in CEOs, especially those who are American and billionaires.

  5. Individual_Scheme_11 on

    Read between the lines. AI companies will erode more educated populations’ political power because AI companies led by rich, white males are brainwashing the less educated folks. An educated populace has the skills and knowledge to make their own decisions. This new (not really, but bolder) crop of Republicans are vying for absolute control, including how people think and what they do. There’s a very good reason the rich and powerful AI bosses don’t allow their own kin to use the same products.

  6. Oh, he said even more… and worse (though, true). We’ve created a technology as evil as anything we’ve ever made before. And if we don’t abuse it, our enemies will. Do we want to be dominated by our enemies? Or do we want to damn our citizens to crap jobs with low pay… but still control the world?

    He’s admitting this is worse for the majority than any technology we’ve invented before.

  7. Is this the guy who said he wants to kill journalists who say bad things about him by spraying them with fentanyl laced urine?

    Edit: here is the direct quote from Palantir CEO Karp:

    >I love the idea of getting a drone and having light fentanyl-laced urine spraying on analysts that tried to screw us

  8. I really don’t get people and how they wake up from the bed and only thing they think about is how to be evil with the wealth they have. It’s like I am wealthy and let me fuck up The Whole World for everyone

  9. Safety_Drance on

    Man, I’m just thinking about how many billions of dollars these psychopaths command that could be used to make people’s lives better instead of hurtling us towards a number go up utopia for them that leaves the entire world devoid of life.

    Billionaires are a disease that needs to be burned from the body of the world. Maybe give them a special space voyage towards the center of the universe where they can watch the numbers of temperature go up as they fly into the sun.

  10. Hoppers-Body-Double on

    Shocking to whom? If you’ve read anything from Curtis Yarvin and the rest of the twats he’s influenced, this is nothing new.

  11. This guy is the real villian of this AI story, more than even Sam Altman. We need to have a billionaire scare like we had the red scare in the 50s and start just ostracizing and outing these psychopaths for being unamerican and anti-democratic.

  12. “how are we gonna explain to people who are likely gonna have less good, and less interesting jobs.”

    Yes, let’s have that discussion.

  13. theFrankSpot on

    I’m not shocked by this stuff anymore. They have been outright open and honest about every vile thing they are doing and planning to do for a long time now. They are literally daring us to do something, knowing that have the country will still bend over for them. And what are we supposed to do about it?

    I was initially shocked by how much our government depended upon honor and willingness to abide by the checks and balances. Turns out that not one arm of the government can be compelled to follow the law, obey the courts, listen to or represent the people, or even be held to ethical standards. It was all held together on mutual agreement. They can be as corrupt as they want, and there’s nobody to stop them.

  14. Even this isn’t true. He’s trying to drive a wedge between working men and women, but that divide is invented, and only serves him and his class. Strong, educated women are the best allies working men could have. I’ve been in a great relationship with one for twenty years. Fuck anyone who says otherwise

  15. Palantir was created with CIA money. The CIA was their only “client” for years. Now Palantir is being used to funnel money to Republican politicians and build the fascist state via mass deportations, logistics for concentration camps, and mass surveillance.

    Palantir is an attack on America led by the CIA.

  16. Logthephilosoraptor on

    When do we as a species begin rejecting and erasing these type of people from society?

  17. DataCassette on

    He’s not trying to disrupt Democratic power. He’s trying to disrupt democratic power. Pay extremely close attention to the difference because it matters a lot.

  18. Doctor-lasanga on

    I wonder when these arkham asylum patiens are gonna drink the kool-aid and just go ahead with the complete destruction of modern society

  19. Comfortable-Gas-4005 on

    I’ll vote for whoever promises and delivers on canceling those contracts and prosecutes these assholes.

  20. EcstaticTangerine248 on

    Anyone who works for this psychopath needs to take a hard look at what they’re doing with their lives.

  21. CandyCreecher on

    > Palantir CEO Alex Karp thinks his AI technology will lessen the power of “highly educated, often female voters, who vote mostly Democrat” while increasing the power of working-class men.

    WHY IS IT ALWAYS SEXISM???

  22. Im so tired of hearing/seeing the term ‘Disruption’ used by these egotistical chodes who are swimming in hubris, blowing loads into eachothers mouths, thinking they are the gods gifts to humanity and progress.

    Please just shut the fuck up.