Palantir CEO Alex Karp to OpenAI and Anthropic: Don't try to 'drug addict' us
Palantir CEO Alex Karp has criticized leading AI labs like OpenAI and Anthropic, warning enterprises against becoming dependent on their models. He advocates for companies to maintain control over their own data and infrastructure.
Why it matters
It reflects a growing tension in the tech industry between 'frontier' AI labs and enterprise software providers regarding data sovereignty and business models.
Palantir CEO Alex Karp has escalated his criticism of frontier artificial intelligence labs, telling CNBC that enterprises should not be forced to surrender intellectual property work with model markers. “We have people trying to drug addict us to a future they believe they control,” Karp said, referring to companies like OpenAI and Anthropic. Karp believes that their vision of future leaves businesses unprofitable, jobless and vulnerable to adversaries. He also emphasised that enterprises must retain control of their own models and data, working with companies like Palantir and offer an application layer on top of existing infrastructure.
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