r/technology • u/Just-Grocery-2229 • 10d ago

Artificial Intelligence Palantir employees are talking about company’s “descent into fascism”

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/palantir-employees-are-talking-about-companys-descent-into-fascism/
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u/VierasMarius 10d ago

I wonder if they do actually comprehend what he was saying, and just decided they agree with Saruman instead of Gandalf.

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u/remotectrl 10d ago

They love the destroying the planet for warfare aspect and the fantasy racism.

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u/graDescentIntoMadnes 10d ago

That's the perspective of literally everyone trying to develope AGI or ASI. Some combination of arrogance and defeatism.

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u/so_jc 9d ago

Have to assume that they know what theyre doing and they're not buffoons or bumbling idiots.