The problem with Palantir - there comes a point when the joke wears thin. Did we just pass that point?

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Over the course of 36 years around the enterprise tech space, I’ve heard some big bold claims aired without shame from many a CEO - and the current AI hype cycle is doing nothing to dampen down that proclivity as you might well imagine.

But I have to tip my metaphorical hat in the direction of Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir, for his continuing talent to come up with some jaw-dropping assertions, the latest of which is the boast that his company’s earnings calls are not just about boring old earnings.

No, according to Karp:

Now it is the focal point of tech, society and general trends.

And this matters a lot because:

It is by far the most watched earnings call in the world. It's the one where people come to figure out what's going on, on the ground floor.

This is destiny-shaping stuff, folks, as Karp is quick...

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