In a recent interview, Alex Karp runs Palantir, a controversial tech firm, and leads its strategic direction. He says AI could make a few high‑IQ people very rich, turning them into overnight billionaires, altering the status quo. On July 24, 2026 he called these people "odd IQ shapes you wouldn’t want to have over for dinner", a remark that sparked chatter, a description that many found unsettling, a looming threat. Karp says AI could also worsen the gap between the very rich and everyone else, expanding the wealth chasm, with policy eyes on it, that appears to be growing faster. He thinks his own fortune might explode 20 times if Palantir’s AI bets pay off, a surge he envisions, despite unknowns, indicating his bullish stance.