# Karp says Palantir has stopped hundreds of terror attacks

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- Speaker: [Alex Karp](https://realalpha.app/builders/alex-karp/) · Alex Karp is CEO of Palantir. · Co-founded Palantir with Peter Thiel and has run it as CEO, selling data and AI software to governments.
- Host: [Mathias Döpfner](https://realalpha.app/people/mathias-dopfner/) · CEO, Axel Springer
- Show: MD MEETS
- Episode: [Palantir CEO Speaks Out on the Dangers of AI](https://realalpha.app/v/xm0rGvvxVOM/), Jul 13, 2026
- Moment: 5:16 to 8:31 of the episode (3 min), playing on https://realalpha.app/s/karp-says-palantir-has-stopped-hundreds-of-terror-attacks/; the episode from there: https://realalpha.app/v/xm0rGvvxVOM/?t=316

## Quote

> “But since we launched the product, it has **stopped hundreds and hundreds** of terror attacks.”
> — [Alex Karp](https://realalpha.app/builders/alex-karp/) at [5:37](https://realalpha.app/v/xm0rGvvxVOM/?t=337) · MD MEETS

## Takeaways

1. Karp claims Palantir products have stopped hundreds of terror attacks.
2. He says the products also play a significant role in Ukraine.
3. He contrasts US buyers’ performance tests with European concerns about dependence.

## About this segment

Alex Karp says Palantir software has stopped hundreds of attacks and played a significant role in Ukraine. He contrasts US buyers’ focus on performance with European concerns about relying on American infrastructure.

From “Palantir CEO Speaks Out on the Dangers of AI”, Jul 13, 2026. [Watch the full episode](https://realalpha.app/v/xm0rGvvxVOM/)

## Transcript

Transcribed by machine (Whisper) from the episode’s audio, so a word may be off here and there.

[5:21](https://realalpha.app/v/xm0rGvvxVOM/?t=321) me answer your question directly uh without the caveat um but i do think there's a european and American difference here. But our products, PG, changed the course of history by reducing, basically. I mean, there have been minor terror attacks, and terror attacks can always happen. But since we launched the product, it has stopped hundreds and hundreds of terror attacks. But Alex, should you then simply describe the mission of Palantir? What do you think Palantir is doing to society?

[5:56](https://realalpha.app/v/xm0rGvvxVOM/?t=356) What is the mission in order to help people to decide whether they should feed financial editors? Well, again, but let me just answer the, I'm trying to get to the question asking, which is a really deep question. Why would people want to portray us so inaccurately? It's my version of the question. And I think there's a functional reason for that. And the functions are really twofold. And here I'm going to use Europe as an example.

[6:19](https://realalpha.app/v/xm0rGvvxVOM/?t=379) One, the products worked too well so people can afford it. The terror attacks in Europe have basically been reduced to something that's not something people are afraid of, even though there are way too many attacks on the streets, especially of Germany. But people view that as an immigration problem, not as a terror problem, right or wrong. And two, our products play a significant role in Ukraine.

[6:40](https://realalpha.app/v/xm0rGvvxVOM/?t=400) So Russia and Russia doesn't appear to be winning. So I think the setup, to answer the Palantir attack thing, especially in Europe, you also have to say, why does Europe believe they can afford to attack Palantir? And I'm telling you, the primary reason is because, and this is a Palantir problem, our products were powerful enough that people believe they can afford it, which is, again, okay, so then what – and so like – so that's, I think, the backdrop.

[7:11](https://realalpha.app/v/xm0rGvvxVOM/?t=431) then why would you want to perceive us that way? And I do think there's a Europe and an American difference. And it basically comes down to America is hypercharging AI and tech and has these phenomenal, and that's where I do think the reason why you're kind of a bridge between America and Europe, there are lots of reasons. But one of them is you look like more like an American business person, like you own the company.

[7:34](https://realalpha.app/v/xm0rGvvxVOM/?t=454) Like that's a banality, but it's also true. And if you are saying, like, essentially, just take a neutral example, American businesses versus European businesses. American businesses believe they're at war all the time. So if you show up with a product that is demonstrably better on all scores in America and in Europe, you're going to have a very different reception. In America, it's going to. It's not going to be, I like or do not like the person, although most American businesses love Palantir. But it's going to be, how does it work? Why does it work? Does it transform my business?

[8:11](https://realalpha.app/v/xm0rGvvxVOM/?t=491) Does the technology work? Is the technology stealing my IP? And in Europe, you can't really afford to ask these questions or they're not being asked correctly because the answer to the question would be some significant part of that infrastructure is going to have to be imported