“Technofascism”: Critics accuse Palantir of pushing forward AI war doctrine

In his book “The Technological Republic,” Palantir CEO Alexander Karp argues for “hard power…based on software” from the West.

A book co-authored by a co-founder of Palantir, a leading defense and intelligence software company in the United States, has sparked outrage from critics who say it contains a “manifesto” for the use of artificial intelligence as a weapon by the US and its allies.

Palantir, which has billion-dollar contracts with multiple U.S. government agencies, including the U.S. Army, and partnerships with the Israeli military, summed it up in a recent post

The book argues that leading U.S. technology companies owe a “moral debt” to the United States, which needs “hard power” powered by cutting-edge software to maintain global dominance.

“If a US…