Stuff They Don't Want You To Know Peter and the Antichrist, Chapter Two: "Guys, Palantir is Evil."
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Mar 6, 2026 AI Snips
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Palantir Helped Predict Attacks And Track Bin Laden
- Palantir has assisted military and intelligence operations with life-saving analysis, including predicting IED attacks for U.S. Marines.
- Mark Bowden credited Palantir with playing a role in the operation to find Osama bin Laden, calling it a "killer app."
Palantir Aggregates Existing Data Into A Single Gestalt
- Palantir typically does not create raw datasets; it integrates and hoards government and commercial data to form a comprehensive picture of individuals.
- That gestalt enables surveillance-style capabilities across social media, financial, tax, medical, and location records.
Palantir Sits At The Intersection Of AI Military And Surveillance
- Robert Reich argues multiple power centers—AI assets, military AI, surveillance programs, and technocratic Silicon Valley—intersect at Palantir.
- That convergence helps explain why Palantir is central to debates about AI, national security, and democracy.