Palantir CEO Karp: closed-model token discounts exist to absorb enterprises' proprietary knowledge
chrisgrayson · x · 2026-09-19
Palantir CEO Alex Karp argued on CNBC that closed models absorb a company's proprietary knowledge into someone else's system, while open-weight models keep knowledge, customization and control in-house. He further claimed token discounts aren't about growing the market but serve another purpose. Commentator Chris Grayson agreed with Karp's point while expressing ambivalence about Palantir itself.
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