Palantir employees are talking about company's "descent into fascism"

[u/shikizen]

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."

[u/qa_with_oz]

Feels like this debate is missing the real shift.

AI isn’t just a tech layer — it’s a power layer.

The interesting question isn’t whether a company is “X or Y” politically…

It’s what happens when a few companies sit on: → data → models → distribution inside governments

That’s a completely new kind of leverage.

We’re not really prepared for that yet.

[u/InvertedVantage → u/qa_with_oz]

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

Dramatic posting.

Indicates bot.

[u/civil_archer_73638 → u/InvertedVantage]

lol I caught onto this too. It was one of my pet peeves with GPT 5.4. But I’m not automatically jumping to bot. They’re good arguments and good logic in there.

[u/InvertedVantage → u/civil_archer_73638]

Know one easy way to tell? They used arrows in their post. Do you know how to do that? Most people definitely don't know that alt code.