'Lethal' and 'magical' Palantir tech is in demand by Pentagon, China, Middle East, CEO says

Palantir is shaping the "under-the-hood" practices of the US Defense Department as demand for its software grows across warfighting, shipbuilding, and weapons procurement, CEO Alex Karp said during the company's fourth-quarter earnings call on Monday. “One of the unusual things that unfortunately we can’t talk about is also …

[Dan 55]

material review process has shrunk from “weeks” to under one hour

Computer says yes! Onward Christian soldiers!

[Pickle Rick]

One of the unusual things...

...that unfortunately we can’t talk about is...

Let me just stop you there pal.

[MonkeyJuice]

Re: One of the unusual things...

Karp is a hilarious twat.

For a guy who 'can't talk about stuff' he sure won't fucking shut up.

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: One of the unusual things...

You mean he's talking Krap ?

[elsergiovolador]

CRM

CRMs with mean salesmen that make grunts cream their pants.

[Anonymous Coward]

From the factory floor to the foxhole

But

>> We’re starting with the sub fleet

Submarines and foxholes really don't work well together: "Shall I demonstrate the automatic trenching tool now, Captain?" "NOOOOO!"

> but people are asking us to help with all sorts of different weapon systems: fighters, bombers, surface vessels, drones

Still not good mixed with foxholes...

Maybe pick up a few more appropriate soundbites, show us you really have a grip on all those little differences in user requirements that show off an in-depth* knowledge of the challenges they face?

* In-depth knowledge, submarines and foxholes, geddit? Oh, suit yourselves.

[IGotOut]

Fucking genius

"and you see lack of adoption in Canada, Northern Europe, and in Europe in general,”

Wow, I wonder why that is?

[Yet Another Anonymous coward]

Re: Fucking genius

They learned from C20 history

It's being adopted in all the other countries because they also learned C20 european history

[cyberdemon]

ShipitOS

Is that the new version of Windows for Warships?

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: ShipitOS

No it's the Germany 1941 version of railroad tycoon

If you have 65million undesirables to dispose of and need to plan the railway timetables for the cattle trucks

[david 12]

Re: ShipitOS

Odd historical fact for Americans. American railways never had 4th class passengers. Hobos could never pay a penny, and travel in boxcars: they walked or jumped trains.

Unlike Germany, which had a recent railway history of 4th class rail passengers. Hobos paid pfennigs, and traveled in freight wagons.

[Yet Another Anonymous coward]

Re: ShipitOS

First introduce the freight wagon replacement bin truck service

[NoneSuch]

Re: ShipitOS

And regardless of whether they had 4th class seats, they both turned into fascist regimes.

[MonkeyJuice]

Re: ShipitOS

I misread that as ShitpOSt and just ran with it for quite a while before I realised.

[Anonymous Coward]

As used in Redmond

> It also claims that at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, the material review process has shrunk from “weeks” to under one hour.

This has already been implemented at Microsoft, so the idea is fully tested and field ready.

[Mike 137]

idiosyncratic definitions

Karp: "the noble [??] side of the West, which means being lethal on the front end, meaning outside, against adversaries"

Miller: "“We live in a world, in the real world [...] that is governed by strength, that is governed by force, that is governed by power. These are the iron laws of the world since the beginning of time.”"

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: idiosyncratic definitions

WHY EVERYONE DUMP OUR CURRENCY? THAT NOT FAIR YOU CHEATING, WE STRONG PEEPLE. I CALL IRON LAW POLICE ON YOUS

[Gavsky]

AI properly implemented can save time, money & frustration - it's not universally 'The Fall of Rome'. It's just the rush to implement, blind faith in its capabilities & insane energy & investment that's the problem.

[amanfromMars 1]

Hmmm???

'Lethal' and 'magical' Palantir tech is in demand by Pentagon, China, Middle East, CEO says

Methinks ‘maniacal’ rather than ‘magical' is much more appropriate with regard to that which Palantir pimp and pump and dump.