why aren't all 9 resolved? a statement only gets an assessment when the public
record can support or contradict it. opinions and what-ifs never can, and 0 checkable
ones are still open, waiting for their date. predictions held up or didn't;
assertions are supported or contradicted. on every card:
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▮▮▮▮▮ debate potential. speakers are clickable
Assertion Supported
Sankar: Palantir famously had to sue the government just to compete
“Famously we had to sue our customer just For the right to compete.”
Assertion Supported
Emil Michael: Anthropic retains control plane for AWS GovCloud deployed model
“Yeah, so they put their model in AWS GovCloud. And then Palantir serves it from there. And they refresh it. They held the control plane for the model.”
Assertion Contradicted
Chamath: Palantir announced it will stop hiring from colleges
“We have Palantir today saying that they are not going to hire from college anymore.”
Assertion Supported
Emil Michael: Palantir is the Pentagon prime contractor and Anthropic is sub
“Palantir is the prime contractor, their sub.”
Assertion Supported
Friedberg: Tech companies are launching paid apprenticeships letting students skip college
“I forgot who it is, whether it was Palantir or someone just started doing this. A program where they're like, skip college, come, come and do your, basically your apprenticeship here. So instead of going to college. And it's paid. It's paid. You'll continue yo…”
Assertion Supported
Sacks: Palantir is the highest-valued public software company by ARR multiple
“The most highly valued public software company right now in terms of AR multiple is Palantir.”
Assertion Supported
Sacks: Palantir stock went up 5x in 2024 from $16 to $76
“I said Palantir was the biggest business surprise this year. I mean, I thought the company would do well, but its stock went up five X this year from 16 dollars a share to 76.”
Assertion Partly supported
Ovitz: Peter Thiel originally self-funded Palantir alongside a small DARPA investment
“And he put a ton of his own money into Palantir. He had no investors. He had a small investment from DARPA.”
Assertion Contradicted
Ovitz: Palantir's business split is roughly 60% commercial and 40% government
“And they, 6040, I'd say commercial versus government.”