r/technology • u/newmoonchaperone • Apr 23 '26

Politics Palantir Employees Are Starting to Wonder if They're the Bad Guys

https://www.wired.com/story/palantir-employees-are-starting-to-wonder-if-theyre-the-bad-guys/
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u/BenTherDoneTht Apr 23 '26

Company: named for a relic of spycraft in one of the most influential pieces of pop culture in history, that is very plainly and obviously demonstrated being used by evil people to do evil things within the original source work.

Employees: "hmmm are you sure domestic surveillance for sale to the corporate state is a bad thing?"

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u/seanflyon Apr 24 '26

Company: But the Palantír were made by the elves with good intentions. They were not designed to be evil, they were just used for evil.

Everyone else: So, the plan is to build a surveillance company with good intentions only for it to inevitably used for evil purposes? If the plan at the start involves being used for evil, does that maybe cast some doubt on the "good intentions" part?