AVENTURA, FLORIDA — Palantir, a United States defense and intelligence software firm, posted a summary on X of a new manifesto calling for the weaponization of artificial intelligence by the U.S. and its allies. The manifesto, titled The Technological Republic, was written by Palantir chief executive Alexander Karp and head of corporate affairs Nicholas W. Zamiska.

The book argues that leading U.S. technology firms have a "moral debt" to the United States and that the country needs "hard power" fueled by cutting-edge software to maintain global dominance. The summary contends that future deterrence will rest on AI rather than nuclear weapons, and that U.S. adversaries will not hesitate to build AI weapons.

"If a U.S. Marine asks for a better rifle, we should build it; and the same goes for software." the company wrote in the post. "The question is not whether AI weapons will be built; it is who will build them and for what purpose."

The summary also argues that the United States and its Western partners should resist "a vacant and hollow pluralism," claiming "some cultures have produced vital advances; others remain dysfunctional." The book further contends that "the postwar neutering of Germany and Japan must be undone." The company holds multibillion-dollar contracts with multiple U.S. government agencies, including the U.S. Army, and has partnerships with the Israeli military.

Yanis Varoufakis, an economist and former finance minister, said Palantir had effectively signaled a willingness "to add to nuclear Armageddon the AI-driven threat to humanity's existence." He added: "AI-powered killer robots are coming."

Arnaud Bertrand, an entrepreneur and geopolitical commentator, said the message reveals a dangerous "ideological agenda." He pointed to the proposal to remilitarize Germany and Japan, saying "A remilitarised Germany and Japan are massive new defense-software markets." Bertrand added: "Lest they want to be embarked on the delusional and deeply destructive clash-of-civilizations crusade Palantir has now openly committed itself to."