Palantir CEO: Only Two Kinds of People Succeed in AI Era

Thursday, March 26, 2026

"There are basically two ways to know you have a future. One, you have some vocational training.

Or two, you're neurodivergent," he said. Alex used the term "neurodivergent" broadly (including conditions like ADHD, autism and dyslexia), and discussed how those with said diagnoses are more likely to take unconventional career paths.

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The end of white-collar work

Alex explains the disruption around AI and workforces will largely affect white-collar work, referring to executive, managerial and administrative-type roles.

And he's not alone. In an interview with CNN, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei claimed that AI could eliminate entry-level white-collar jobs within five years, and suggested that AI will "get better than humans at almost all intellectual tasks".

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"This technology disrupts humanities-trained " largely Democratic voters " and makes their economic power less, and increases the power, economic power, vocationally trained, working class, [...] these disruptions are going to disrupt every aspect of our society," he said in an interview with CNBC."

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-03-26 05:03 PM | Reply

"This technology disrupts humanities-trained " largely Democratic voters " and makes their economic power less, and increases the power, economic power, vocationally trained, working class

#1 | POSTED BY CORKY

Just another one of a long, long line of self-appointed elites who want to discourage intelligent people from getting an education.

I can't imagine why.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2026-03-26 05:58 PM | Reply

"AI could eliminate entry-level white-collar jobs within five years".

I assume there will still be a need for journeyman and fully professional white collar jobs for human beings?

If we skip over the first step, how to we manage steps two and three?

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2026-03-26 06:00 PM | Reply