Palantir CEO: General knowledge is now free, only specific skills hold value
r0ck3t23 · x · 2026-08-25
Palantir CEO Alex Karp advises students to attend the cheapest schools possible, arguing that the general knowledge and high IQ traditionally cultivated by elite universities is now commoditized by AI models. In contrast, 'specific knowledge'—tacit skills gained through apprenticeship and hands-on failure—remains scarce and valuable because it cannot be archived. The future leverage lies in combining free AI general knowledge with human specific, hands-on expertise.
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