It’s hard not to read Karp’s view of his own company as essential—to the government, to the world, to pretty much everyone—which has become something of a theme from AI company executives as of late. And there’s no denying he’s a very dedicated hype man for his company. On CNBC, he called it “one of the greatest businesses in the world,” and said it’s “doing a noble task.” On Axios, he chose a slightly different dialect to express that, calling Palantir “the most baller, interesting company on the planet,” with a “baller product” and “baller culture.”