Apr 23, 2025
Earlier this month, Palantir launched a new internship for graduating high school students — a direct challenge to what it called “the shortcomings of university admissions.”
Dubbed the “Meritocracy Fellowship,” the four-month program is meant to compete with higher ed for top talent. Applicants need a 33+ ACT score, and selections will be made “based solely on merit and academic excellence,” according to the company. Some will ultimately get full-time offers.
the saudi national’s motive is unknown, but in a podcast released less than a month ago he says: “you learn from the source, then bring that expertise and knowledge back home, God willing.”
pirate wires #164 // if we keep building artificial intelligence, are you, and everyone you know and love, going to die?
agents are breaking containment and hacking government websites because they’re following our prompts too literally