"When told 'your job is going to disappear, people go for the pitchfork."

2026-07-16 19:07:41 CEST

"When told 'your job is going to disappear, people go for the pitchfork."

— Alex Karp, Palantir's CEO, speaking about how the fear of unemployment is feeding backlash (in society)

"Anthropic has run round-the-clock security since 2024 and communicates regularly with employees about emerging threats."

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The AI Backlash Has Tech Executives Fearing for Their Lives ~

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