Palantir CEO Warns of America’s AI ‘Danger Zone’ as He Plans to Bring ‘Superpowers’ to Blue-Collar Workers

Palantir CEO warns of America’s AI ‘danger zone’ as he plans to bring ‘superpowers’ to blue-collar workers

CEO Alex Karp said Palantir is “an America story,” and he doesn’t care whether his workers went to Harvard or Princeton or Yale: “Once you come to Palantir, you’re a Palantirian.”

Palantir CEO Alex Karp takes a shot at elite colleges and says the company offers 'a new credential independent of class'

Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir Technologies speaks during the Digital X event on September 07, 2021 in Cologne, Germany.Andreas Rentz/Getty ImagesKarp jabbed at college grads on Palantir's earnings call, saying they were "engaged in platitudes.""No one cares about the other stuff," like an elite education, at the company, Karp added.Palantir has taken steps to recruit talent away from college with its Meritocracy Fellowship.On Monday's earnings call…

'No One Cares' About Elite Degrees at Palantir, CEO Tells Investors

Palantir chief executive Alex Karp has told analysts and investors that the company treats Harvard, Princeton and Yale graduates the same as those without college degrees, calling employment at the data analytics firm "a new credential independent of class and background." During the earnings call Monday where Palantir reported its first billion-dollar revenue quarter, Karp said university graduates come to the company after being "engaged in pl…