Alex Karp says AI will harm humanities-trained, largely Democratic voters

Palantir CEO Alex Karp told CNBC on the sidelines of AIPCon 9 in Maryland that AI is so disruptive that only national-security concerns justify pursuing it. "These technologies are dangerous societally," he said. "The only justification you could possibly have would be if we don't do it, our adversaries will do it, and we will be subject to their rule of law." Karp warned the economic upheaval from AI will reshape political power.

"If you are going to disrupt the economic and, therefore, political power significantly of one party's base, highly educated, often female voters who vote mostly Democrat, and military and working class people who do not feel supported... you're in an insane asylum," he said.

He argued the technology will reduce the economic power of humanities-trained, largely Democratic voters while increasing that of vocationally trained, working-class, often male voters.

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