How does Palantir approach AI on the battlefield and what are the ethics of it?

Alex Karp
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Co-Founder & CEO at Palantir Technologies

Niche: AI
Revenue: Approx. USD 680 Million/month
Location: Denver, Colorado, USA
Started: 2003

You have to understand that in defense, there are different ethical standards for offense and defense. For offensive action, you absolutely need a human in the loop. That is non-negotiable. For defense, the response time can be so compressed that a human loop is not physically possible. Then the situation becomes even more complicated when you consider prediction. If we can determine with high confidence that an attack is coming in 35 seconds or in three hours, is that offense or defense? The answer is genuinely unclear, and it matters enormously because it determines what level of human authorization is required. These are not theoretical questions. We work through them every day with our partners.

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