Palantir CTO on AI Targeting and the Pentagon Dropping Anthropic
10/12/2026 — 10/12, 08:17·1 sources (all)·1 reports (all)·In the 2026-10-12 briefing
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- CBS News published the full Q&A with Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar, portions of which aired on its program. The interview covers AI targeting in…
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On October 12, 2026, Techmeme picked up a CBS News item: a full Q&A transcript with Shyam Sankar, chief technology officer of Palantir. According to the report, portions of the interview had already aired on CBS News, with the complete transcript published by the outlet.
The topics listed for the interview include the strike on an Iranian school and AI targeting, the U.S. Department of Defense dropping Anthropic, AI liability, and effective altruism. The material only names these subjects as having been discussed; it does not include any of Sankar's specific remarks on them, nor does it state when or where the interview took place or who conducted it.
As it stands, the only verifiable development is that CBS News published the full Q&A and Techmeme carried it at 07:50 on October 12, 2026. The material offers no further detail on the Department of Defense's move away from Anthropic, and no response from either Palantir or Anthropic is included.
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Latest turnCBS News published the full Q&A transcript with Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar, part of which aired on its broadcast. The interview covers the Iran school strike and AI targeting, the DOD dropping Anthropic, AI liability, and effective altruism.
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CBS News published the full Q&A transcript with Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar, part of which aired on its broadcast. The interview covers the Iran school strike and AI targeting, the DOD dropping Anthropic, AI liability, and effective altruism.
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