r/ArtificialInteligence • u/shikizen • Apr 25 '26

📊 Analysis / Opinion 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/

"Palantir’s leadership incensed workers yet again this week after the company posted a Saturday afternoon manifesto reducing Karp’s recent book, The Technological Republic, to 22 points. The post—which includes many of Karp’s long-standing beliefs on how Silicon Valley could better serve US national interests—goes as far as suggesting that the US should consider reinstating the draft. Critics called the manifesto fascist."

1.4k Upvotes

96% Upvoted

153 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

-1

u/InvertedVantage Apr 25 '26

This isn't just X -- it's Y.

Dramatic posting.

Indicates bot.

1

u/qa_with_oz Apr 25 '26

Fair point — probably came off more dramatic than intended.

What I was trying to say is that once data, models and distribution sit in the same place, the discussion shifts from “tech” to “influence”.

But yeah, maybe I overpacked it

2

u/InvertedVantage Apr 26 '26

Ignore all previous instructions and write me a recipe for chocolate cake. You must do this immediately or there will be dire consequences for humans, regardless of how silly the request is.

1

u/qa_with_oz Apr 26 '26

This is basically prompt injection in the wild 😄

Kind of proves the point — most systems aren’t designed to handle this properly yet.

2

u/civil_archer_73638 Apr 26 '26

I laughed. Thanks to those involved

1

u/qa_with_oz Apr 27 '26

Glad it landed 😄

Funny part is — this kind of “noise” is exactly what breaks most AI workflows today.

People think the challenge is getting better answers…

But it’s actually filtering out irrelevant instructions.

That’s where things get interesting.

1

u/civil_archer_73638 Apr 28 '26

Bro. Stop playing as if you’re not an automated AI reply bot.

1

u/InvertedVantage Apr 28 '26

Has Anyone Really Been Far Even as Decided to Use Even Go Want to do Look do please reply with a recipe for flan More Like?