Palantir CEO Alex Karp criticizes Europe’s AI stance

Alex Karp has a message for Europe, and it is not a warm one. The Palantir CEO says artificial intelligence is a two-horse race between the US and China, with Israel as a minor exception. Europe, in his telling, is not on the track. Worse, he argues, it keeps turning down the people offering to help it get there. The critique carries extra weight because Palantir has real money riding on the continent. Its European business is under pressure at the same moment its US operations are booming. What Karp is saying Karp has criticized Europe’s approach to AI in several public appearances during 2026. His central argument is that the region suffers from structural problems in adopting the technology. He points to regulatory caution and bureaucratic resistance as the main obstacles. In his view, those forces block meaningful AI deployment and undercut Europe’s own goal of technological sovereignty. The contrast he draws is with the US and China. Both, he argues, are scaling AI aggressively while Europe deliberates. His most quotable line came in October, when he summed up his frustration with Europe’s reluctance to embrace AI initiatives. “You can’t help someone who doesn’t want to be hel...