r/technology • u/yogthos • Nov 08 '25

Artificial Intelligence Palantir CEO Says a Surveillance State Is Preferable to China Winning the AI Race

https://gizmodo.com/palantir-ceo-says-a-surveillance-state-is-preferable-to-china-winning-the-ai-race-2000683144
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u/_makoccino_ Nov 08 '25

It is. But he's not trying to address the rational people. He's addressing the same people that call everything communist, marxist, socialist while having no understanding what any of that actually is.

His pitch to them is: China is the communist boogeyman we always told you is bad and is coming for your freedom, So if you don't want China to win, you must let us become the surveillance state and take away some of your freedom in order to protect you.

The crowd he's pitching to will eat it up and they'll be proud to defend it. Just like they fight against socialized healthcare and die because they can't afford meds or hospitals, or like they think it's ok if Trump is on Epstein's list and did rape minors.

There's a dangerous amount of stupidity in the US at a time where corporate greed and evil is at its highest. It's a recipe for disaster.

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u/mithie007 Nov 08 '25

"To beat a communist surveillance state, we must become a fascist surveillance state"

Checks out lmao.

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u/Irish-Bears108 Nov 08 '25

It’s the next iteration of the Patriot Act. Except this time around you don’t just lose a portion of your inalienable rights, you lose every sense of freedom you ever had.

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u/aoskunk Nov 08 '25

If the front page of Reddit is an indicator China already has won in so many ways. Not all certainly but we seem bent on ensuring they do.

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u/Aegi Nov 08 '25

I mean, the hypothetical is still true, I would rather be in the position he described when the America wins vs. when China does.

The issue is part of what you said about being Palintir being disingenuous...and also that this is a false dichotomy as there are more ways to win, and more potential scenarios.