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Posted on 03/15/2026 3:52:36 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
Palantir CEO Alex Karp says AI will upend society and that even people in tech underestimate "how disruptive these technologies are."
"If you are going to disrupt the economic and, therefore, political power significantly of one party's base, highly educated, often female voters who vote mostly Democrat, and military and working class people who do not feel supported, and you feel like that's, you believe that that's going to work out politically — you're in an insane asylum," Karp told CNBC on Thursday on the sidelines of AIPCon 9 in Maryland.
Karp said that, since AI will largely disrupt white-collar work, it will place greater value on vocational skills, upending the political paradigms of the Trump era.
"This technology disrupts humanites trained, largely Democratic voters, and makes their economic power less, and increases the power, economic power, vocationally trained, working class, often male voters, and, and, and so, these disruptions are going to disrupt every aspect of our society," he said.
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I’ll self-censor on this one too.
Couldn’t happen to a nicer bunch of AWFULs.
It’s hard to know how this is really going to play out on a social level.
On the one hand, you may have college-educated people with degrees in English or History or Gender Studies. And it may be that AI can do everything that they do. So they are no longer needed. Sorry, you have nothing to contribute to the national economy. So ... here’s the deal. Sit at home. Do whatever you want to do. The government will send you a check every month so that you can live your best life.
On the other hand, if you have actual skills, things are different. Welding? Plumbing? Electrical work? Masonry? Carpentry? Your skills are much in demand because AI cannot do that stuff. So ... here’s the deal. Work 40 hours a week, or more. Hot weather. Cold weather. Serious risk of injury. Your knees won’t last and by age 50 you will be somewhat crippled. But, uhhhhhh, you’ll get a paycheck. I mean: not a big one. You are, after all a mere blue collar worker who never went to college, so you can’t expect to get rich. But you’ll get a paycheck.
Who gets the better deal here?
The ruling class in every institution is putting in extreme policies that impede usage of AI on the job to such an extent that people won’t even bother to try.
Its going to be brutal and the pain knows no political boundaries. Im retired and wont have to deal with it. But i pity younger people and what they face
Time for the coders to learn how to mine coal!
I fail to see how anyone except for very rich will not be harmed. If large numbers of people of any political bent are uprooted from work, the economy will be harmed. If AI changes the World ad much ad they say, ad quickly as they say, it is going to cause chaos.
as = ad.
Youngest son is starting welding school on the 30th. Oldest son is already certified and teaching youngest son some of the basics before he starts school. Hubby spent about $2500 at Christmas on a welder for our shop so they can both use it. He let our oldest open it, and he was ELATED. Was like, DAD! DAMN! This thing is NICE. Apparently it can do 3 different types of welding, not sure what they are, but oldest son was quite happy. I’ve told both that AI is NOT going to fix your plumbing. Learn a SKILL.
Men will go back to doing dangerous and back breaking manual labor and women will go back to cooking and raising a family. Not because they want to, but it will be the only way they can survive thanks to “progress.”
Yup. Definitely the way to go.
But I worry that people with ACTUAL skills will still be treated as grubby workers, while USELESS people with pointless college degrees will be well-respected parasites because they don’t have dirt under their fingernails. Society can be very biased in a bad way.
The trades only exist because these tradesmen do work for the college educated folks. If the college educated folks are unemployed, they won’t be hiring tradesmen. The whole division of labor system that has existed since the industrial revolution of the early 1800s will end. The vast majority will be reduced to living a subsistence existence regardless of what color collar their shirt was before the advent of “AI”.
I would call these woman “academically credentialed”not “highly educated”
ditto. concerned for the young ones.
I agree, yet let me ask you this: at-large, what do the people with English, History or Gender studies contribute (of value) today?
Not interested in a flame war here, but there’s no doubt in my mind which is better for our economy, and therefore the ability of our country to sustain itself. Not everyone has the acumen to take the college path to “higher-paying” jobs (and most other nations do not promote it for everyone), but by offering “easy” degrees in fields where there are no real jobs, colleges are lining their pockets at all of our expense.
I like the idea of making colleges co-signers on student loans, so if their graduates default then THEY have skin in the game. It would make them more responsible for what they focus on.
“You are, after all a mere blue collar worker who never went to college, so you can’t expect to get rich.”
We’re about to test the old bumper sticker philosophy “equal pay for equal work.”
Will those that do zero work get zero pay?
I’m guessing liberals will soon spout a new slogan.
“it will place greater value on vocational skills...”
Maybe short term, but in 10 to 30 years you might start seeing robot plumbers.
From AI...
“Robots Doing Plumbing: How Far Away Are We?
The honest answer is: probably decades away for fully autonomous, unsupervised plumbing work. Here’s why:
Key Challenges
Physical complexity — Plumbing requires navigating crawl spaces, awkward positions, and highly variable environments that differ from job to job
Dexterity — Even advanced robots lack the nimble touch and problem-solving intuition of an experienced plumber
Non-standardization — Existing homes have too many variables; every job is essentially unique
Power & durability — Robots working in wet environments face serious electrical hazards, and battery life remains a major constraint
What Robots Can Do Now
Some robotic tools already assist with plumbing tasks:
Pipe inspection using camera robots
Precision pipe cutting with less material waste
Accessing tight spaces that humans struggle to reach
Tiny robots that can find and fix leaks autonomously inside water pipes
Expert Estimates
Most experts suggest it could take at least 2–3 decades before AI and robotics can reliably replicate a human plumber’s full skill set
New construction is likely to be automated sooner than repair/maintenance work on existing homes
The broader consensus is that plumbing will be one of the last jobs automated — the combination of physical dexterity, on-site problem solving, and unpredictable environments makes it uniquely resistant to replacement”
Plumbers, mechanics, electricians, tradesmen will do well. AI will not hop off the screen to unplug your toilet or repair your garage door.
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