Alex Karp says AI may spare trade workers and neurodivergent people
damianplayer · x · 2026-07-29
Palantir CEO Alex Karp argues that AI will automate many white-collar and routine knowledge jobs, but that two groups may be safer: trade and vocational workers such as electricians, mechanics and builders, and neurodivergent people who may solve problems in unusual ways.
The post frames this as a broader view of how AI changes work, not a product announcement.
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