Palantir chief says AI will erase many humanities jobs but create ample roles for vocationally trained workers

Palantir CEO Alex Karp warned at the World Economic Forum in Davos that artificial intelligence will “destroy” many humanities jobs, arguing labor demand will shift toward workers with vocational and domain-specific skills. In a conversation with BlackRock’s Larry Fink, Karp—who holds a Ph.D. in philosophy—said generalized elite degrees will be harder to market, echoing past critiques of higher education’s emphasis on prestige over practical training. His view contrasts with hiring strategies at firms such as BlackRock and McKinsey, which say liberal-arts graduates can add creativity as AI scales. Palantir has pushed alternatives to traditional college, launching a paid Meritocracy Fellowship for high-school graduates and criticizing U.S. universities as opaque and ideological.

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