In a recent interview, Alex Karp runs Palantir, a controversial tech firm, steering its growth. 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 comment that drew eyebrows, a description that many found unsettling, a societal risk. Karp says AI could also worsen the gap between the very rich and everyone else, deepening economic inequality, 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 leap he predicts, though he admits uncertainty, a projection that reflects his confidence.