Palantir (NASDAQ:PLTR) CEO Alex Karp told reporters on Thursday that artificial intelligence is giving the U.S. and its allies an edge in the escalating conflict in Iran and across the Middle East.
“What makes America special right now is our lethal capabilities, our ability to fight war,” Karp said at Palantir’s AIPCon 9 in Maryland. He added that another major advantage is that “the AI revolution is uniquely American.”
Karp alluded to his company’s ability to link combat data between the U.S. and Middle East partners that were hit by Iranian airstrikes.
“If you were attacked and you needed to coordinate, you would have to have a coordinating function. There’s only one product that can actually do that for security,” Karp said, referencing Palantir’s platform.
Palantir’s Project Maven is a real-time AI surveillance capability that leverages satellite imagery. The platform was used with Anthropic’s Claude in the capture of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Karp declined to comment on whether Maven was used to kill Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a joint U.S.-Israel military operation two weeks ago.
PLTR shares gave up $4.60, or 3%, to $148.84.
