Who’s afraid of Palantir? The company’s chief technology officer, Shyam Sankar, joins Ross Douthat for a conversation about what the shadowy company actually does — and the thorny political and ethical questions it faces. They also discuss the new era of collaboration between Silicon Valley and the military, a personal project for Sankar, who was recently commissioned as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve.<ul><li>01:37 - So, what does Palantir do?</li><li>07:45 - The “kill chain”</li><li>13:27 - The tech company’s relationship with I.C.E.</li><li>18:09 - What happens to privacy?</li><li>25:30 - Palantir and Israel</li><li>27:22 - Sankar’s personal military journey</li><li>34:43 - Silicon Valley’s militarization</li><li>43:09 - TITAN, A.I. and the “Iron Man” suit</li></ul>(A full transcript of this episode is available on the Times website.)Thoughts? Email us at interestingtimes@nytimes.com. Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@InterestingTimesNYT">Interesting Times with Ross Douthat</a>.
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