Everything’s fine! Take it from the cofounder of Palantir. In an X post on Saturday, Joe Lonsdale brushed aside the salient worry that advanced AI systems could cause mass human extinction, a concern that numerous engineers and leaders from frontier AI labs have raised in recent days and weeks. “The world is going to be alright,
Palantir CEO Alex Karp took a victory lap over the company’s explosive growth, saying it managed to boost its commercial business using a “miniscule and shrinking” sales team. In the shareholder letter accompanying Monday’s second-quarter results, Karp said it was another case of Palantir ignoring the norms of growing a business. “On a quarter-by-quarter basis,
Alex Karp’s crusade against frontier AI labs continues. During Palantir’s second-quarter earnings call on Monday, the CEO and cofounder reiterated his view that leading AI labs could absorb enterprises’ data, intellectual property, and expertise into their models and ultimately use that to compete with their customers. “They deserve to colonize your enterprise,” Karp said, characterizing
Karp is an avid skier who trains intensely. As such, this 3,700-acre ranch about 15 miles north of Aspen in St. Benedict’s Monastery was a suitable purchase. According to its original listing, the property is “situated in a private mountain valley” in Capitol Creek Valley. The property was originally listed for $150 million in 2024,
