{"product_id":"the-technological-republic-hard-power-soft-belief-and-the-future-of-the-west-hardcover","title":"The Technological Republic: Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the Future of the West - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlexander C. Karp\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNicholas W. Zamiska\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Palantir co-founder, one of tech's boldest thinkers and \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e's \"best CEO of 2024,\" and his deputy, a sweeping indictment of the West's culture of complacency, arguing that timid leadership, intellectual fragility, and an unambitious view of technology's potential in Silicon Valley have made the U.S. vulnerable in an era of mounting global threats.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Fascinating and important.\"--Walter Isaacson, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eElon Musk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e' MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSilicon Valley has lost its way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOur most brilliant engineering minds once collaborated with government to advance world-changing technologies. Their efforts secured the West's dominant place in the geopolitical order. But that relationship has now eroded, with perilous repercussions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToday, the market rewards shallow engagement with the potential of technology. Engineers and founders build photo-sharing apps and marketing algorithms, unwittingly becoming vessels for the ambitions of others. This complacency has spread into academia, politics, and the boardroom. The result? An entire generation for whom the narrow-minded pursuit of the demands of a late capitalist economy has become their calling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this groundbreaking treatise, Palantir co-founder and CEO Alexander C. Karp and Nicholas W. Zamiska offer a searing critique of our collective abandonment of ambition, arguing that in order for the U.S. and its allies to retain their global edge--and preserve the freedoms we take for granted--the software industry must renew its commitment to addressing our most urgent challenges, including the new arms race of artificial intelligence. The government, in turn, must embrace the most effective features of the engineering mindset that has propelled Silicon Valley's success. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAbove all, our leaders must reject intellectual fragility and preserve space for ideological confrontation. A willingness to risk the disapproval of the crowd, Karp and Zamiska contend, has everything to do with technological and economic outperformance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt once iconoclastic and rigorous, this book will also lift the veil on Palantir and its broader political project from the inside, offering a passionate call for the West to wake up to our new reality.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexander C. Karp\u003c\/b\u003e is the co-founder and CEO of Palantir Technologies. He earned his doctorate in social theory from Goethe University in Germany and is a graduate of Haverford College and Stanford Law School. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicholas W. Zamiska\u003c\/b\u003e is head of corporate affairs and legal counsel to the office of the chief executive officer at Palantir Technologies. He is a graduate of Yale College and Yale Law School.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.7 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52689283416397,"sku":"9780593798690","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/Z3LeP8YKX49780593798690.webp?v=1761963644","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-technological-republic-hard-power-soft-belief-and-the-future-of-the-west-hardcover","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}