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Independent reporting confirms a heated Karp interview about rival AI companies but quotes different language and does not substantiate the specific “get some cojones and become an AI company or die” wording. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: Palantir CEO Alex Karp crashes out during bizarre TV news appearance · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:a0574d5c9fc5c162fdb5a17ad31aacc080eed2cfd6b1e75dd8c9ca449d742871

Palantir CEO Alex Karp unloaded on rival AI companies during a heated interview on CNBC on Wednesday, accusing them of having an “effing insane” business model while openly fretting he was a “mad man” who was about to get kicked out of the studio.