"Palantir has become a byword for America's growing surveillance state. The company sells something seemingly mundane: software that helps clients analyze and sort data."
"The only way to save the West and stop war, he told Fast Company, is to scare the daylights out of our adversaries."
"Palantir's reputation is, accordingly, poor on campuses like Yale's. The university's student government voted this month to demand that the university divest from the company."
"The Atlantic and Pacific Forum - part intellectual salon, part job fair - offered a gathering of converts to Karp's cause and a call for new adherents."
The Atlantic and Pacific Forum, co-hosted by Palantir Foundation and Yale's Jackson School, was a private event for select students. Palantir, known for its surveillance technologies, has faced criticism for its role in data analysis for military and immigration purposes. CEO Alex Karp embraces the company's notoriety, advocating for aggressive tactics against adversaries. Despite Palantir's poor reputation on campuses, the forum served as a platform for supporters and potential recruits to engage with the company's mission and values.
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