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Supervillain or Cicero? Why Palantir’s manifesto has such sinister vibes

Earlier this month, multibillion-dollar US tech company Palantir posted on X a summary of its chief executive Alex Karp’s recent book, the portentously titled The Technological Republic: Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the Future of the West.

The Conversation · Apr 29

Elon Musk thinks college is ‘basically for fun’—but his former Tesla HR chief tells Gen Z their liberal arts degree is more valuable than ever

As tech founders like Elon Musk push back on the value of a degree, former Tesla exec Valerie Capers Workman says they’re dead wrong.

Fortune · Apr 22

'Ramblings of a supervillain': Palantir 'manifesto' claims AI weapons and cultural inferiority

AI weapons, national service, and 'inferior cultures': Palantir's controversial manifesto explained.

Euronews · Apr 22

Palantir’s Disturbing Manifesto Raises Concerns on Privacy and Big Tech Surveillance

Palantir’s CEO and co-founder Alex Karp and Nicholas Zamiska released a book, ‘The Technological Republic.’ The company’s social media account listed a 22-bullet-point summary manifesto. Their core arguments in support of techno-authoritarianism are concerning, as Palantir is a US military contractor. The manifesto is circulating online, with social media users…

The Mary Sue · Apr 20

Surveillance tech giant Palantir posts manifesto on X dealing with national service, post-World War II attitudes and diversity

AI-driven software company outlines its idiosnycratic beliefs, arguing for greater social tolerance and understanding while looking ahead to future warfare as a grim inevitabilty

The Independent UK · Apr 20

Palantir CEO says working at his $316 billion software company is better than a degree from Harvard or Yale: ‘No one cares about the other stuff’

Sorry, Apple, Google, and OpenAI, Palantir’s billionaire boss, Alex Karp, says a job at his AI firm is the “best credential in tech.”

Fortune · Apr 14

Secretive Bilderberg group just met – but who knows what global elite said?

This year’s conference had plenty of newsworthy aspects, but it’s a mystery why the press fails to talk about it

The Guardian - US · Apr 14

Palantir CEO says AI ‘will destroy’ humanities jobs, but there will be ‘more than enough jobs’ for people with vocational training

Alex Karp said he struggled to market his humanities skills to get his first job.

Fortune · Apr 11

Palantir CEO Alex Karp Has a Stark Message Amid the AI Takeover: Only Trade Workers and ‘Neurodivergent’ Individuals Will Thrive

The billionaire CEO says that value is shifting and claims the AI revolution will simply chew up and spit out white-collar workers who can't think outside the box.

Barchart · Apr 7

Billionaire Alex Karp Reveals 2 Keys to Success in the AI Era — College Not One of Them

Palantir's Alex Karp and Anthropic's Daniela Amodei debate AI's impact on careers, emphasizing the importance of vocational skills and humanities for the future job market.

International Business Times UK · Mar 25