(MT Newswires) -- Palantir CEO Alex Karp highlights the progress made with Project Titan (an advanced defence project to integrate and improve intelligence and data capabilities for governments and military institutions), highlighting the changing perception in the US government of the importance of software in warfare and national security. The government, and particularly the Pentagon, now recognises that software systems greatly enhance hardware systems, and that the US has a software advantage over its adversaries.

He recognises the crucial importance of artificial intelligence (AI) in modern defence operations, alluding to Project Maven, which is a Pentagon initiative using AI to improve strike accuracy and intelligence processing. Karp discusses how Maven has integrated the best of US software know-how, providing the armed forces with a powerful AI-based tool. He points out that this software integration is both essential and expensive, but necessary to maintain US superiority on the battlefield. 

He also describes the emergence of an ecosystem of defence-focused startups in Silicon Valley and mentions that the Pentagon is now open to adopting commercial software.

Karp admits that Palantir is overwhelmed by demand and hasn't yet found a solution to effectively serve all their customers. He highlights Palantir's bootcamps (intensive programmes run over a short period of time), which speed up the integration and use of the software.

Karp is critical of companies' reliance on PowerPoint presentations and fancy business lunches to sell products, preferring to concentrate on demonstrating the real capabilities of their software. He says that customers appreciate this approach because it offers concrete and effective solutions.

As far as the general public is concerned, Karp says that Palantir's products are mainly aimed at professionals at the moment, but suggests that future developments could make their technologies more accessible.

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