Data analytics company Palantir has faced criticism and protests over its work with the military, police, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, but co-founder and CEO Alex Karp isn't interested in an “apology show.”
In a lengthy profile in The New York Times, Karp told writer Maureen Dowd that the company has a “consistently pro-Western viewpoint” and that critics “believe we have to appease Iran, Russia and China.”
“I will not apologize for defending the United States government at the border, defending Special Forces, bringing our people home,” he said. “I will not apologize for providing our products to Ukraine or Israel or many other places.”
Since Karp doesn't give many interviews, it's interesting to see him talk extensively about everything from his political views (he describes his views as “liberal, but not woke”) to his friendship with Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel to his dating preferences.
But he is limited in what he can say about Palantir’s work. When asked whether the company played a role in the search for Osama bin Laden, Karp declined, explaining, “If you have a reputation for talking about what the Pope said when you met the Pope, you’ll never meet the Pope again.”
