sonja dolinsek4d ago

"Palantir CEO Alex Karp thinks his AI technology will lessen the power of “highly educated, often female voters, who vote mostly Democrat” while increasing the power of working-class men.

“This technology disrupts humanities-trained—largely Democratic—voters, and makes their economic power less. And increases the economic power of vocationally trained, working-class, often male, working-class voters....”
#ai #humanities #women #feminism #democracy #palantir
https://newrepublic.com/post/207693/palantir-ceo-karp-disrupting-democratic-power

Palantir CEO Makes Shocking Confession on Disrupting Democratic Power

They’re saying the quiet part out loud now.

The New Republic
Show threadJoe Mansfield4d ago

@sonjdol

I know he thinks this implies a deep strategic win by the plutocratic class and its drive to reverse centuries of human progress but I have to say I don’t think he really knows much about how working class people of any educational tier actually think, and how they will vote. Sure you can pull a Trump or Brexit once or twice if you control the media. But inequality and repression eventually bite and then the working classes eat the rich, burn their palaces, and behead kings

Show threadAlan
@helvick @sonjdol I think he also misunderstands how progress and civilizational foundations actually work and is basically helping to destabilize structures that also keep oligarchs safe from crowds with sharp and pointy objects
Mar 13 at 9:23amWeb
Show threadSpirit4d ago
@metaphase @helvick @sonjdol he's betting that surveillance tech is going to prevent the crowds with sharp sticks from even forming. And it might, at least for a little while, but not forever.
Show threadAlan4d ago
@Spirit @helvick @sonjdol Yes it's a very hubristic bet as sharp sticks do not require oil, electricity, chips, or fertilizer to operate. They are however summoned by mass hunger.