Palantir’s CEO predicts AI will make him 20x richer while middle-class workers get modest raises
17-07-2026 19:19 via thenextweb.com

Palantir’s CEO predicts AI will make him 20x richer while middle-class workers get modest raises

Palantir CEO Alex Karp estimated that AI could make him “20x wealthier,“ implying a fortune approaching $300 billion, up from roughly $15 billion today. Middle-class workers, he said, might simply see their salaries double over the next decade. Karp called the disparity “a complete decoupling of unimaginable wealth and normal wealth” and said it is […]
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