Shyam Sankar – Are We Sleepwalking Into World War 3? | SRS #288
Shyam Sankar is Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President at Palantir Technologies, where he has served since 2006 as one of the company’s earliest hires and key builders. A seasoned technologist with over two decades of experience, he has led the design and deployment of software platforms that support some of the world’s most complex and high-stakes environments. from defense operations to enterprise systems.
Sankar holds a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Cornell University and an M.S. in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University. His career reflects a commitment to advancing technology that strengthens national resilience and accelerates industrial and defense innovation.
A vocal advocate for applying artificial intelligence to empower American workers and reindustrialize the United States, Sankar is deeply engaged in initiatives such as the American Tech Fellows program, which develops domestic AI talent. He regularly speaks on the role of AI in transforming national security and industry through practical adoption rather than speculation.
Rejecting narratives of AI “doomerism,” Sankar emphasizes real-world deployment and measurable results—showing how Palantir’s tools are redefining the speed of warfare, industrial output, and decision-making across the defense and commercial landscapes. His insights are frequently featured in conversations about the future of AI, national power, and America’s technological edge.
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00:00 Welcome and Introduction
03:34 AI, Human Agency & Education
09:20 Reindustrialization & American Strength
11:55 Broken Bureaucracy
14:55 Jobs, AI & Jevons Paradox
19:55 Are We Near AGI?
24:06 American Tech Fellowships
27:02 Building Trust in AI
30:51 Palantir Privacy Safeguards
36:57 Preventing World War III
40:51 Fixing the Defense Industrial Base
45:18 Edward Hall & Innovation
46:59 China Conflict Signals
50:07 Drone Warfare Lessons
57:55 Project Maven Origins
01:04:25 Silicon Valley’s Shift Toward Defense
01:07:27 Detachment 201 Explained
01:13:30 Deterring Global Conflict
01:16:29 Innovation Through Rivalry
01:25:16 Unity Through Shared Stories
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Skynet from Terminator
Nope. We’re all going to be all right, with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 🙏 🙌 🇺🇸
This pos is behind FLOCK, and look how many false arrests have been made because of that. We truly are in a world of guilty until proven innocent. For reference look up Midwest Safety and the poor guy that got arrested at the Vegas casino. Also there was one where police dragged a lady out of her house for package theft, when she was just driving by and a random camera picked out her car. Dont even get me started on the license plate false positives.
Hey Shawn Ryan read the fucking room, dont turn into Rogan.
So fucking listening to tech bros explain shit to us like we’re 12 years old. You’re not going to fix anything. No one will get a house and have kids because AI made life better.
More bullshit, these interviews are always the worst, AI really isn’t that impressive and this dude is 100% standing on bullshit
Ima go listen to some music instead, at least paint doesn’t lie to you when it’s drying
BS!!!
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Not against everything this guy is saying but the dark ages were built on bad ideas grown by security over privacy. These were all lies for control for the better good of society because of famine fires and fighting. Same as today.
Don’t trust this guy at all. Palantir is the new Lockheed, Boeing, etc.
Yeah NO!
wait, isnt this the ‘bag guy’? he works for them, he won’t tell us the truth. So all of this time and resources into this video so we can listen to a liar for almost two hours? I’m confused.
Been In AI Hell Transferred To His People…. Press Jeet Repeat
talk about a guest who you never invite back to your home cuz he disrespected your family
i hope exactly exactly 3 people buy his book. he won’t miss the money he lost cuz it bombed, don’t worry
Comment. Well all that – said. Remind me of a conversation out of my life, at exact quotes that i voiced out in an anonymous tech
This is palantir propaganda do not listen to this guy working for a company that wants to destroy the working class and put the world into a state of technological authoritarianism
So glad everyone in the comments can see right through this guy. Can’t blame shawn for platforming him, the CIA really is something you don’t retire from.
Wow. F that stupid f-ing blazer/hoodie. The stupidest f-ing fashion idea anybody ever thought up. Talk about a f-ing fence riding non-commital son of a bitch. F that stupid f-ing weird fashion item. Oh. But it looks good on you Shawn. Dont get me wrong. Anyway this guy is not worth my time so I’m outa here and switching to Megyn Kelly
Like any technology it can be used for noble or nefarious purposes. It remains to be seen which one of those will dominate…
You can either choose to embrace AI or you can start learning Mandarin, your choice god boys
imagine these past couple weeks since recording. this guy thinking wow i killed that interview! then today hubris drives him to check the comments to eat up his praise… then he starts reading that we all hate him 😂
LMAOO so many illiterate ppl in the comment section jeez 💀
Gonna be a lot of people that isn’t ready for what is coming …. REPENT you gonna need the Creator for what is headed this way
Tim Dillon: Palantir, friend of the show
I really want to believe that you’re not a shill for Palantir but damn man
Great upload.
Thank you.
I have asked AI to create a graph of the Dow Jones for the current year. It can’t create a graph. Neither Grok and Chat GTP. That seems like a pretty basic thing to me.
Nonsense. You will never catch China.
Has anyone ever watched The terminator series of movies or The Matrix Movies❓❓❓❓❓❓❓
WAKE UP ❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗
Is that Carlton Drake!?
there is nothing anyone can to stop any wars. the people up top want it for one reason or another. lots of content these days is tilted towards fear mongering. we are only alive for a short time. try and enjoy the show while you are here and stop worrying so much.
Another intelligent “plant” with no wisdom whatsoever, trying to sell the public something they don’t want or need, selling solutions to problems they themselves are creating…this entire philosophy and rhetoric is disturbing to say the least. The irony is that all this dystopia and nonsense described in this video is the imposed future where we haven’t been given a choice and wont be able to escape from…prosperity? For who? All the talk is about “war”, zero talk about “peace”…Palantir don’t have the “morality” to be talking about “heretics”…
What would happen if you look at how computers we’re supposed to improve our lives, now AI then realized.. WOW life was actually better before. So I think I’ll just stay clear of all of it. If one more person tells me, it’s impossible I’m going say, “ only in your inability to think clearly, out side of the box of their reality”
This isn’t an interview, it’s an AI public relations campaign.
Extraction phase
The more guys like this spew their nonsense, the worse things become. Fu*k A.I.
14:00 did this guy just mention the blitzkrieg through the alps? I’m almost certain this guy just hinted at the Axis side of Dunkirk. Lol
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He says it will make Americas workers 10x more productive. It’s not
You think the Roman Empire was good? Why did it collapse then?
“Iron man suit for the American worker” 😂 this guy is not a good guest for your show Sean.
Fuck nope.
Shawn you’ve been straying into nutjob land. Can we stop with the Palantir & Thiel related guests?
I’ll start watching episodes again when that happens
Sleepwalking into WW3? More like running full speed ahead right into that MF.
Im 16:00 in and IM OUT. freakin futurist. Doesnt gaf about you, me, or the rest of us that have given 80% of our lives to God and country, and other countrys, only to be tossed out like a bag of 💩. He talks a good game…lmao like we will all, our kids will all be ok. Nope aint seein it. This is the only one that has really pizzed me off, and i said 🖕🏼 to this robot.
Crazy brother Shawn ⚜️⚜️⚜️
Artificial intelligence is extremely attractive to the naturally stupid.
Anyone high up in Palantir is evil AF. DONT LISTEN TO THESE PSYCHOS.
Best pice of advice I’ve ever received, “ If someone sounds like or is in your face selling you something then odds are that’s case.”