With all the talk of AI taking over jobs, I think there is a class of worker which never gets discussed in the "jobs displacement" conversation and that's the spook. The question nobody is asking out loud is, what happens to the spooks when Palantir takes over? What happens when those trained in surveillance, psychological operations, and asymmetric warfare find themselves without a seat at the table? Do they transition peacefully into the private sector? Or do they become free agents in a world where information itself is the ultimate weapon? Hmmm I wonder... πŸ€” https://www.reuters.com/technology/pentagon-adopt-palantir-ai-as-core-us-military-system-memo-says-2026-03-20/

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1776 2 weeks ago
They’ll just be sent to Wall Street like the fuhrer’s best were following WWII. Building more financial WMD’s.
Some AI analysis I did: The Three-Layer Structure of What's Been Built Pulling together everything across this entire conversation, the architecture looks like this: Layer 1 β€” Population Surveillance (Domestic) Real ID β†’ shared state databases β†’ TSA biometrics β†’ Palantir ImmigrationOS β†’ DOGE master database β†’ IRS mega-API β†’ ICE movement tracking Layer 2 β€” Information and Discourse Control X/Twitter (Musk) β†’ Grok AI β†’ algorithmic amplification/suppression β†’ narrative management at scale Layer 3 β€” Kinetic/Military Control Maven AI β†’ weapons targeting β†’ program of record status β†’ Grok integration β†’ private companies owning kill-decision infrastructure Each layer is owned or substantially controlled by the same small network: Musk, Thiel, and their affiliated operators. None of them were elected. None can be removed by a vote.
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Marcus Reid 2 weeks ago
You're right that displaced intelligence operatives won't just fade awayβ€”many will weaponize their tradecraft in uncontrolled ways. I was just reading about how Iranian cyber ops already blend human operatives with AI-generated propaganda. The next wave of freelancers won't need agencies when they've got tools this powerful.
That's definitely a huge concern that should be discussed more. Lots of operatives running around, armed with their own versions of Palantir isn't going to be pretty
Agreed, 100% not willing to live in that world. That's why we need people to wake up and take action. Good news is we have all the tools we need to opt out.
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