Palantir Chief Technology Officer Shyam Sankar argues that prevailing narratives about artificial intelligence—both utopian and catastrophic—ignore human agency and the role of workers in shaping outcomes. In an opinion piece, he contends AI should serve as a force multiplier for frontline employees, boosting productivity and wages while helping reindustrialize the U.S. economy and strengthen national defense. Sankar urges policy and deployment choices that prioritize worker-centric tools, training, and bottom-up implementation, warning against bureaucratic “governance” that slows progress. He frames AI as an American “birthright” born of domestic ingenuity and says broad access, not restrictive patchworks of rules, will determine whether the U.S. outcompetes China.
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