What Palantir Sees
Who’s afraid of Palantir? The company’s chief technology officer, Shyam Sankar, joins Ross Douthat for a conversation about what the shadowy company actually does — and the thorny political and ethical questions it faces. They also discuss the new era of collaboration between Silicon Valley and the military, a personal project for Sankar, who was recently commissioned as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve.
01:37 - So, what does Palantir do?
07:45 - The “kill chain”
13:27 - The tech company’s relationship with I.C.E.
18:09 - What happens to privacy?
25:30 - Palantir and Israel
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