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Re:FBI Palantir glitch allowed unauthorized access to privat... by jonnybgood on Thursday August 26, 2021 @07:34PM (#28322403)
> It used to be major reputational damage to be seen supporting things that kill people, etc...

Whenever I see statements like this I have to wonder what people think Palantir’s software does. By your logic Microsoft Windows supports the killing of people since gov agencies use that too.

Re:FBI Palantir glitch allowed unauthorized access to privat... by babesh on Thursday August 26, 2021 @09:52PM (#28323446)
Project Maven to identify people from military drones using AI was taken over by Palantir when Google dropped out. Those military drones shoot missiles that kill people.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence_arms...

http://artificialintelligencemania.com/2020/01/08/palantir-t...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Atomics_MQ-1_Predato...

Care to apologize?

Re:FBI Palantir glitch allowed unauthorized access to privat... by 01100011 on Friday August 27, 2021 @01:33AM (#28324597)
Keep in mind Palantir wouldn't exist without the efforts of Google, OpenAI, etc. Many of us in tech are unknowingly assisting the military industrial complex. I have seen such involvement actively downplayed in favor of more palatable government agencies who are mentioned all the time. The government created the Valley and continues to reap innovation from it.

Edit: I'll also add that there are thousands of little Palantirs you've never heard of, taking off the shelf tech, integrating it, and satisfying the needs of the 3 letter agencies. Palantir is big so they get the attention, but they're not that important in the scheme of things.

Re:FBI Palantir glitch allowed unauthorized access to privat... by babesh on Friday August 27, 2021 @10:27AM (#28328227)
Yes this is true but many things that tech does are generic tools. It is just that certain companies and people choose to weaponize them.
Re:FBI Palantir glitch allowed unauthorized access to privat... by babesh on Friday August 27, 2021 @02:49AM (#28325030)
My impression is that many of those are situated near DC?