Palantir CEO Alex Karp delivers high-energy CNBC interview criticizing AI pricing models and addressing drug speculation
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Matt Novak
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Palantir CEO Alex Karp gave an energetic, rant-filled interview on CNBC's "Squawk Box" where he criticized frontier AI companies like Anthropic for their token-based pricing models, addressed speculation about his past public behavior and drug use, and ranted about politics, Israel, and AI. Karp positioned himself as the voice of American business, delivering a high-energy, unhinged monologue that touched on multiple controversial topics.
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The one thing I don't do
This is the voice of American business that is being channeled through me.
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