In a recent interview, Alex Karp runs Palantir, the big‑data company, steering its growth. He says AI could make a few high‑IQ people very rich, turning them into overnight billionaires, and reshape wealth patterns. 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 societal risk. 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 seems to be speeding up. He thinks his own fortune might explode 20 times if Palantir’s AI bets pay off, a potential windfall he anticipates, though he admits uncertainty, indicating his bullish stance.