Palantir CEO Says 2 Worker Types Will Thrive in AI Era

2 articles · Updated · Fortune · Oct 10

Alex Karp said workers have "basically two ways" to secure a future in an AI-shaken labor market: vocational training or neurodivergent thinking.
Palantir backs that view with two hiring tracks — a Neurodivergent Fellowship and a Meritocracy Fellowship for non-college high school graduates.
The company’s latest merit-based cohort paid $5,400 a month, while its first class drew 500-plus applicants and admitted 22 students.
Karp has also warned AI will destroy many humanities jobs, arguing elite degrees alone are becoming harder to market as entry-level roles shrink.
That stance clashes with other AI leaders: Microsoft’s Jaime Teevan and Anthropic cofounder Daniela Amodei say liberal-arts training and human skills may grow more valuable.