"You do not, under any circumstances, gotta to "hand it" to Palantir, a company known for its AI surveillance and battlefield tech, and whose CEO Alex Karp has mused about legalizing war crimes. But you have to admit, it's pretty striking to hear that even some of the company's own employees are starting to feel disgusted about ICE amid its brutal crackdown in Minneapolis, according to new reporting from Wired."
""In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this," one worker wrote in Slack thread about Pretti's killing. "Thinking pragmatically: is the reputational damage we're taking for being associated with them worth it? What if the next administration will be democratic and they cut all the contracts with us?""
""We need an understanding of our involvement here," another demanded. The protests were raised in a company-wide Slack channel dedicated to discussing news items. And many of the posts that were either critical of ICE or questioned Palantir's involvement with the agency received dozens of upvotes in the form of "+1" emojis, according to Wired, underscoring how the sentiment was far from being fringe, and that the unrest was out in the open."
Palantir is known for AI surveillance and battlefield technology, and its CEO Alex Karp has mused about legalizing war crimes. After federal agents shot and killed ICU nurse Alex Pretti, Palantir employees began openly questioning company work with the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE and Border Patrol. Employees posted in a company-wide Slack channel expressing disgust with ICE and concern about reputational damage from association. One worker called ICE "the bad guys" and another demanded clarity on involvement. Many critical posts received dozens of "+1" upvotes, indicating widespread internal unrest and calls to press for change.
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