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Palantir CEO on Iran, AI Weapons and American Domination | a16z American Dynamism Summit

Palantir CEO on Iran, AI Weapons and American Domination | a16z American Dynamism Summit

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This conversation with Alex Karp, cofounder and CEO of Palantir, was recorded at the a16z American Dynamism Summit in Washington, D.C. Karp discusses the role of technology in modern warfare, Silicon Valley's obligations to national defense, and why he believes America's single greatest competitive advantage is its ability to cultivate and protect unconventional talent. Timestamps: 00:00—Introduction 03:46—Support the Warfighter 05:58—Deterrence Through Tech 10:21—Silicon Valley Wake Up Call 12:57—AI Zero Sum Reality 15:59—Privacy and Political Backlash 18:46—How to Win the AI Race 25:46—Leading Neurodiverse Talent Stay Updated: If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to like, subscribe, and share with your friends! Find a16z on X: https://twitter.com/a16z Find a16z on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a16z Listen to the a16z Show on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5bC65RDvs3oxnLyqqvkUYX Listen to the a16z Show on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a16z-podcast/id842818711 Follow our host: https://x.com/eriktorenberg Please note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. a16z and its affiliates may maintain investments in the companies discussed. For more details please see http://a16z.com/disclosures.

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0:00 - 3:46
3:46 duration641 words

Introduction

"We were the freak show and we spent 20 years for this moment. >> We're doing it. We're doing it. And I'm sure you're enjoying this as much as I am. >> I just got three things to say. God bless our tro..."

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3:46 - 6:01
2:14 duration330 words

Support the Warfighter

">> Uh and uh I would just say before I get into uh how the world's changed, we have American uh war fighters on the battlefield. Uh s willing to sacrifice their lives. Uh some of whom have sacrificed ..."

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6:01 - 10:22
4:20 duration695 words

Deterrence Through Tech

"leading up to what's going on. But I think the there are probably people in this room who are wildly supportive uh and there are people who aren't. It is hard to deny that America is exerting a deterr..."

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10:22 - 12:57
2:35 duration422 words

Silicon Valley Wake Up Call

"you were a black American, uh you got your break in America by going to the military. if you wanted to be treated fairly uh and you were from a group that you felt that every demographic has somebody ..."

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12:57 - 16:00
3:02 duration618 words

AI Zero Sum Reality

">> Yeah. I I want to get back to something you just said, which is that, you know, that it's it's either us winning or China winning or Russia winning or another country that it's a zero- sum game. An..."

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16:00 - 18:46
2:45 duration509 words

Privacy and Political Backlash

"how fragile this exper experiment is America it could go wrong >> and it will go wrong if if all wealth is going to a small number of people and those people do not appear to be on side now that perce..."

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18:46 - 25:47
7:01 duration1358 words

How to Win the AI Race

">> No. No. I I I want to get back to to kind of the conversation about how um how we ensure that the Department of War continues to lead on AI because I think this has been top of mind for everyone in..."

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25:47 - 32:07
6:20 duration1079 words

Leading Neurodiverse Talent

"want to um end the conversation on Palunteer is the OG American Dynamism company. Um I think a lot of our founders in this room are indebted. They've worked for you. They've um you know built their pl..."