Palantir CTO Sees Iran War as First Major AI-Driven Conflict (1)

Palantir Technologies Inc. Chief Technology Officer Shyam Sankar said that the war in Iran will likely be remembered as the first major conflict where artificial intelligence played a central role, representing a turning point in modern warfare.

“Obviously current operations are ongoing, but people will reflect back and say this is the first large-scale combat operation that was really driven, enhanced and made substantially more productive with technology, with AI,” Sankar said in an interview on Bloomberg TV Tuesday.

Sankar spoke from the sidelines of the Hill and Valley Forum, an annual confab in Washington for tech leaders and ...