The Rubin Report Don't Listen to the Skeptics, Ai Will Change Your Life for the Better | Joe Lonsdale
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May 9, 2026 
Joe Lonsdale, venture capitalist and Palantir co-founder, digs into AI, big data, and the future of American industry. He discusses how AI fuels productivity and new jobs. He explains Palantir’s roots and use in government and commercial systems. He covers education reform, local accountability for homelessness, state policy shifts, defense tech, fraud detection, and biotech momentum.
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Reform Schools To Reward Innovation Not Envy
- Fix cultural narratives and schooling to celebrate entrepreneurship and freedom rather than envy.
- Lonsdale emphasizes school choice and restoring Jefferson's view that public education trains citizens to oppose despotism.
Job Loss In Revolutions Leads To Higher Living Standards
- Job destruction during industrial revolutions correlates with long-term increases in median wealth.
- Lonsdale notes roughly every 90 years about half the jobs vanish, but past waves doubled median working-class wealth in a generation.
Palantir Originated From PayPal Anti-Fraud Work
- Palantir's tech grew from PayPal's anti-fraud tools and was repurposed after 9/11 for government counterterrorism.
- Lonsdale recounts learning at PayPal and how that investigative DNA enabled Palantir to combine ontologies with AI for intelligence work.