"Recently, WIRED editor at large Steven Levy sat down for an interview with Palantir CEO Alex Karp. Karp defended his company's contracts with clients like ICE and the Israeli government, which have increasingly gathered criticism. In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we dive into the most revealing parts of the interview and break down how Karp's technostate ideology has rippled across Silicon Valley."
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Alex Karp defended Palantir's contracts with clients such as ICE and the Israeli government despite growing criticism. Karp framed those partnerships as integral to national security and technological governance, presenting a vision of a technostate where private software enables state power. Critics argue that Palantir's tools facilitate surveillance, human rights risks, and opaque decision-making in policing and military contexts. The debate exposes tensions between profit-driven tech firms and public accountability, and illustrates how technocratic rationales for control have influenced other Silicon Valley actors and contracts with government agencies.
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