At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Palantir CEO Alex Karp said, "We are not everyone's cup of tea."
Palantir welcomes government and military contracts, while companies like Microsoft, Google and Amazon have faced pushback over such deals. Karp defended Palantir's government work, which he said helped reduce terrorism and defeat "human rights abuses largely done by adversaries to the West."Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir, on day two of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.co-founder and CEO Alex Karp knows many tech workers in Silicon Valley have misgivings about his data mining firm's dealings with intelligence agencies and the military.
Palantir sells software to government and private sector organizations that helps them analyze large quantities of data. For years, the firm has been closely tied to government work, often secretive in nature. Karp on Wednesday defended his company's work with the military and other government agencies, which he said helped reduce terrorism and defeat "human rights abuses largely done by adversaries to the West."
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Who is this guy with electrified hairstyle?
It’s a big world out there. “Thanks for your contributions. We wish you luck in your future endeavors”
Yep! Don’t you all know the US DoD is the biggest cash cow in the world!!!!!!?
Gross
Indeed, no serfdom in the US.
If you supported 1/6, you get zero govt contracts
Data companies are powerful tools that most people don’t understand. A simple explanation of the industry: If you can analyze the past, you can control the future.
What if I don’t like the military to do deals with elections deniers?
Maybe you can do something about the human rights abuses in the West too, like ID fraud crimes on innocent citizens' ID stolen by military to service your rich 'elite' criminals?