Palantir CEO: adversaries targeting AI infrastructure they 'can't produce'

"They're evil. They're not stupid. Even there, you see a revolution. And again, we mind our own business at Palantir. Look who's on the list. Look who's not. I mean, we're in the middle of war. You would expect it to be a list of hardcore military companies. They are interested in the things they can't produce."

"If your enemy has something you can't build, you don't try to out-produce it. You destroy it. AI infrastructure, data centers, the software layer sitting on top of all that compute, that's the new high ground. And adversaries know it."

"You see adoption, you see wide-scale adoption in China, and you see lack of adoption in Canada, Northern Europe, and in Europe in general. The countries closest to active conflict are moving fastest."

Modern adversaries are strategically targeting AI infrastructure and data centers rather than traditional military assets, recognizing that computational capabilities represent an intelligence advantage they cannot independently develop. Palantir Technologies operates at the center of this shift, providing the platform for Project Maven, the Pentagon's AI targeting and battlefield intelligence program. Usage of Maven is at all-time highs across combatant commands, with expansion continuing throughout the government fiscal year. Geographic adoption patterns reveal that countries closest to active conflict zones are adopting these technologies fastest, while nations in Northern Europe and Canada show slower adoption. This strategic targeting of computational infrastructure reflects a fundamental shift in how modern conflict operates, with data centers and AI platforms becoming as critical as traditional military assets.

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