Karp (I love the guy) defends Palantir and their government contracts and their support for Ukraine and Israel. His rapid fire speechifying goes for less then 4 minutes. Below the video is a simplified explanation of what Palantir does.
The explanation of Palantir’s mission is from Perplexity AI. The question I asked perplexity is in italics.
What is a straightforward and simple way to explain what the company Palantir actually does.
Palantir sells software that helps big organizations pull together huge amounts of messy data, make sense of it, and turn it into specific decisions or actions, often using AI.
Core idea in plain English
Palantir’s platforms sit on top of all the different databases an organization already has—spreadsheets, internal systems, sensors, third‑party feeds—and fuse that into one place where analysts, managers, or soldiers can search, visualize, and run “what if” scenarios without needing to code. The pitch is essentially: “We’ll connect all your data and give your people a single screen that shows what’s going on and what to do next.”
Who uses it and why
- Governments use Palantir (especially the Gotham product) to track threats, link people, places, and events, and support military and intelligence operations.
Companies use Palantir (especially Foundry) to manage supply chains, factories, hospitals, finances, and other operations by spotting patterns, forecasting, and automating routine decisions.
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Simple “cocktail-party” explanation
A concise way to explain it: Palantir builds software that connects all of an organization’s data, then uses analytics and AI to show decision‑makers what is happening, what matters, and what to do about it—in everything from counterterrorism to inventory and logistics.
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