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What Does Palantir Actually Want? (Re-upload)

Meta (Connect) · Jun 17, 2026 · Industry Trends

Palantir aims to become the default AI and data infrastructure layer for Western institutional power.

“Our product is used on occasion to kill people.”

A Cold Fusion video analyzes Palantir's ambitions, arguing that CEO Alex Karp openly embraces the company's role in military and intelligence applications, including lethal use. It frames Palantir as seeking to be the default AI/data infrastructure for Western defense institutions, signaling a broader shift toward ideologically-driven, openly militarized AI in the industry.

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