00:00If a US Marine asks for a better rifle, we should build it. And the same goes for software.
00:05This is from a recent ex-post by Palantir, the US data analytics giant founded by US
00:11billionaire Peter Thiel. It went viral and has sparked an international debate.
00:15I think it's not only marketing, but it is at world view. I've called it technofascism.
00:21Palantir's surveillance and data analysis tools are widely used by governments worldwide.
00:26They impact people directly in policing, border control and war. This is not just a US debate.
00:32Palantir's vision, taken out of their book, boils down to three main points.
00:37The US as the technocratic leader. AI as the new form of deterrence replacing nuclear weapons.
00:43And fewer restrictions on state surveillance. An aspect that's especially alarming to experts.
00:49With AI, with digital technologies, there are a lot of new methods to crack down on your own citizens,
00:55to repress them, to arbitrarily arrest them and so on.
01:00Palantir states, their vision is about security. Critics warn, it's about power and control.
01:06Where do we draw the line between privacy and security?
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