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Ok so like what does Palantir actually do? From what I understand Palantir is basically a data consulting company with a suite of data mining/visualization too
by yunwal 1y ago
Ok so like what does Palantir actually do?
From what I understand Palantir is basically a data consulting company with a suite of data mining/visualization tools at its core. Essentially, it sends an engineer armed with these tools into the customer organization’s various disparate databases, funnels all that data to one tool, and then gives you some nice graphs or whatever.
IMO it’s mostly bullshit, which is why they make all their customers sign ndas. I’ve still never met anyone who worked with them that could tell me any significant value they brought.
- jinushaun 1y agoSounds like a lot of government contractors.
- thrown-0825 1y agoWhat do you think DOGE was for?
- birn559 1y agoDismantling/Crippling institutions and fulfilling wet dreams of power of narcissistic people.
- thrown-0825 1y agoits no longer a dream
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- jeltz 1y agoTo dismantle efficient government agencies and oversight so it is easier for companies like Palantir to scam the government.
- filoleg 1y agoIt you think that Palantir is the one doing the scamming, then oh boy, wait until you see what the likes of Deloitte/McKinsey do. Hint: Palantir customers sign contracts with them not because they get coerced into it due to some vaguely political reasons, but because they are miles above the competition (with the competition here beiny the usual massive top government contractor suspects). Which might be saying more about their competition than Palantir itself, but nonetheless. This has been true for at least the past 3 US presidents, and I can confirm as much since the 2nd Obama’s term.
- stephencoyner 1y agoI’d recommend watching any of the AIP demos given by customers. The commercial customers seem to be quite open about what they do with the tech https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmKm_LhXXgqRbNwHCSD4Wb-lIThcLr5t3&si=0WJ-uuI8PzIvqk7Y https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmKm_LhXXgqRbNwHCSD4Wb-lI...
- saagarjha 1y agoI don't think the commercial customers are representative of the kinds of services that Palantir offers.