Palantir Advocates Software as Hard Power

Palantir publicly shared excerpts of a book by its CEO that argue democratic societies need 'hard power' grounded in software, including wider surveillance, national service, and stronger state control. The post frames these measures as necessary preemptive steps to ensure Western survival and economic growth. — If private tech firms openly promote software‑based state power, that shifts the debate over AI from narrow regulation to who gets to design and legitimize coercive state capabilities.