Alexander Karp on enterprise AI adoption
From 🔴 Alex Karp LIVE from AIPCon 10 · · TBPN
“I'll give you some news. They're super not charismatic with enterprises and the people like in a way. No, no. I mean, it's because I understand what the people No, no. The enterprise people. I have a secret. I have a secret like every company has a secret way of selling. You know what my secret way of selling is? Don't even call. Don't Don't come talk to us. There's a frontier company. Go spend two days with them. And if you're lucky, after you're done, I'll let you in my door. They're like clamoring. They're like They're like, 'Hey, I'll take your bad brand.' We have a great brand in enterprise, but like it it's like it's like secret knowledge because the investors love this. They're like, 'Hey, my stocks are all up. Everything's up.' I mean, Palunteer's done very well. We're like, but it's like and you know, you guys are doing very well, I imagine.' Right? And it's okay. We're we're you know, we can But I'll tell you what, you go down the street, you talk to a marine, you talk to a bus driver, you talk to the person who owns the bus driving company, they are not happy. They do not like these people. They're tired of people token maxing. Yeah. That it looks like masturbation at their that's cost them money.”
On , Alexander Karp, Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Palantir Technologies, spoke about enterprise AI adoption during 🔴 Alex Karp LIVE from AIPCon 10 on TBPN.
About Alexander Karp
Alexander Karp, CEO of Palantir, has been active in public appearances and earnings calls over the past 60 days, discussing the company’s financial performance, the state of AI adoption, and national security. During Palantir’s Q1 2026 earnings call, Karp highlighted that U.S. commercial revenue grew 133% year-over-year and U.S. government revenue grew 84%, and he noted that the company raised its full-year 2026 revenue guidance to $7.656 billion. Karp attributed this growth to Palantir’s focus on “actual results” rather than what he called “AI slop,” and he stated that the company prioritizes U.S. warfighters over other business variables. He also said he is personally involved in recruiting, with a particular interest in neurodivergent individuals. In interviews and at AIPCon 10, Karp expressed skepticism about the ability of large language models and AI companies to replicate Palantir’s enterprise work without proper implementation, which he described as the key source of value. He criticized some AI companies for what he called “tokenmaxxing” and a lack of “taste” in solving business problems. Karp also warned about the risk of AI regulation and nationalization, saying that if AI is perceived as eliminating jobs, it could lead to public backlash and government intervention. Regarding global conflicts, Karp stated that America’s military strength and the protection of its warfighters are central to Palantir’s mission, and he argued that the U.S. has a unique ability to augment neurodivergent talent to maintain its competitive advantage.