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Because most other tech companies (except for a few of the very biggest ones) won't touch that business with a 10 foot pole. It used to be major reputational da

• jonnybgood 5y ago
  > It used to be major reputational damage to be seen supporting things that kill people, etc... Whenever I see statements like this I have to wonder what people think Palantir’s software does. By your logic Microsoft Windows supports the killing of people since gov agencies use that too.
  • babesh 5y ago
    Project Maven to identify people from military drones using AI was taken over by Palantir when Google dropped out. Those military drones shoot missiles that kill people. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence_arms_race#United_States https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence_arms... http://artificialintelligencemania.com/2020/01/08/palantir-takes-over-project-maven/ http://artificialintelligencemania.com/2020/01/08/palantir-t... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Atomics_MQ-1_Predator https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Atomics_MQ-1_Predato... Care to apologize?
    • 01100011 5y ago
      Keep in mind Palantir wouldn't exist without the efforts of Google, OpenAI, etc. Many of us in tech are unknowingly assisting the military industrial complex. I have seen such involvement actively downplayed in favor of more palatable government agencies who are mentioned all the time. The government created the Valley and continues to reap innovation from it. Edit: I'll also add that there are thousands of little Palantirs you've never heard of, taking off the shelf tech, integrating it, and satisfying the needs of the 3 letter agencies. Palantir is big so they get the attention, but they're not that important in the scheme of things.
      • babesh 5y ago
        My impression is that many of those are situated near DC?
      • babesh 5y ago
        Yes this is true but many things that tech does are generic tools. It is just that certain companies and people choose to weaponize them.