Episode 1908

Mission Over Money & The State of Defense Tech with Palantir’s Shyam Sankar | E1908

Mar 4, 20241:06:31Watch on YouTube

Timestamps:

(0:00) Jason joins Shyam Sankar of Palantir.

(3:04) - Silcon valley’s shift in perception around defense tech and Palantir.

(5:09) - Palentir being born out of 9/11 and the realization of the countries vulnerabilities.

(7:59) How the US has managed to avoid another terrorist attack and what role Palentir’s products played.

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(10:48) One major failure regarding 9/11 attack.

(11:55) The Gotham Platform: Palantir's first product and how it borrowed from PayPal.

(18:12) The most valuable role software could play in defense tech.

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(19:52) How defense tech data collection has changed over the years.

(22:34) The role of AI and robotics play in the battlefield.

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(30:38) The autopilot approach of LLMs at Palentir and the analogy of self-driving cars.

(33:28) Palantir's huge early wins with AI integration.

(38:01) The defense potential of LLMs and real time interpretation in the field.

(39:51) The importance of RF in the modern battlefield.

(45:32) Discussing Putin’s serious threat.

(48:54) How the defense industrial base was managed and consolidated after WWII

(53:48) The future of defense tech, the speed of innovation and enemy adaptation.

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