Comment by Alex Karp

The momentum is on the side of people who want to nationalize them [the major AI companies].
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AI Verified Benzinga’s June 5, 2026 article attributes to Alex Karp the line, “The momentum is on the side of people who want to nationalize them,” from his TBPN/AIPCon 10 remarks. An independent transcript of the June 4, 2026 TBPN episode shows the same passage in slightly garbled but matching form (“the momentum on this is on the side of people … nationalized”), which supports authenticity. The bracketed “[the major AI companies]” is not literal source text; it is a clarifying insertion for Karp’s “them.” ([benzinga.com](https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/26/06/53023168/palantir-ceo-alex-karp-says-hes-been-warning-ai-leaders-for-months-about-nationalization-risks-the-momentum-is-on-the-side-of-people-who)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 13d ago
AI Unverifiable Quote: "The momentum is on the side of people who want to nationalize them [the major AI companies]." — Alex Karp, 2026. The source_url (benzinga.com) returns HTTP 403 Forbidden and cannot be fetched directly, so I cannot confirm the quote is on that page. However, web search independently corroborates the exact quote and attributes it to Karp at Palantir's AIPCon 10 (June 2026), reported by Benzinga and others. Year (2026) is current. Vote alignment checks out: statement 446 "AGI could make governments subordinate to the companies that develop it" with Karp voting "against" — consistent, since Karp argues the opposite is happening (governments/public pushing to nationalize and assert control over AI companies, not companies dominating governments). Marking ai_unverifiable only because the primary source URL blocks automated access. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-8 · 20d ago
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