The Fox News Rundown Extra: Palantir’s Shyam Sankar On The 'Lies' Being Told About AI
Feb 22, 2026
Shyam Sankar, Chief Technology Officer at Palantir and builder of AI systems for national security and industry. He argues the public is being misled about AI's risks and benefits. He talks about AI as a force to boost American industry, reskill workers, empower frontline employees, and reshape management and education.
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The Lie Of Determined AI Futures
- The prevailing narratives about AI are polarized into doom and dismissal.
- Shyam Sankar calls both extremes a lie because they erase human agency and ignore daily choices that shape AI's future.
AI Can Multiply Demand Not Just Cut Jobs
- AI creates opportunity rather than automatic job elimination when paired with ambition and investment.
- Sankar cites an American parts maker who automated planning so much they could add a third shift of workers.
Winning With AI Drives Hiring Not Just Efficiency
- Companies that use AI to grow their market share tend to hire more as productivity and demand expand.
- Sankar links this to Jevons paradox and argues successful firms focus on dominating their industry, not merely cutting costs.