A new post from Palantir Technologies is sparking conversation across the tech and AI communities after CEO Alex Karp argued that people who think differently may play an outsized role in shaping the future of AI.
In a message shared on X, Karp wrote that “the neurally divergent (like myself) will disproportionately shape America’s future.” The post accompanied the announcement of a new program designed specifically to recruit neurodivergent talent into the company.
Right now, the word neurodivergent is often used to describe struggle — kids who have trouble focusing in school, people who don’t fit neatly into traditional workplaces or minds that operate a little differently than expected.
