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I visualise a time when we will be to robots what dogs are to humans, and I’m rooting for the machines."

—Claude Shannon

Palantir CEO Slams “Tokenmaxxing” by AI Companies, Bats for AI Sovereignty With Product Launch

Palantir CEO Alex Karp criticised the token-based business model of AI labs such as OpenAI and Anthropic, days after the company posted a nine-point manifesto on AI sovereignty. (Representative image)

In a post on X, the company said AI sovereignty determines an institution’s future, adding that sovereignty is the precondition for choice — and slammed “tokenmaxxing,” the pursuit of high AI token usage that it says creates an addictive feeling of false progress.

NVIDIA, Palantir Put Nemotron Open Models Inside US Government Systems

NVIDIA and Palantir have partnered to run Nemotron open models in sovereign, air-gapped environments for US government agencies. (Image: NVIDIA / Palantir)

NVIDIA and Palantir have joined forces to deploy Nemotron open models inside secure, air-gapped environments for US government agencies and critical infrastructure operators.