Palantir backs return of US military draft, slams ‘regressive’ cultures in 22-point manifesto

Adrian Bogdan

Palantir and its CEO Alex Karp called on the US to pursue AI-powered weapons, reinstate the military draft and shy away from “regressive” cultures in a buzzy 22-point manifesto. Billed as a summary of Karp’s 2025 book “The Technological Republic,” the wide-ranging, 1,000-word post on X outlined the AI software company’s positions on how Silicon Valley and the US government should adapt to the rise of artificial intelligence. Palantir said it shared the post “because we get asked a lot.” “The