Palantir Technologies ($PLTR) is one of tech’s most talked-about and secretive companies. Founded in 2003 with early backing from figures connected to the intelligence community, Palantir built powerful data-operating systems—Gotham for government and Foundry for commercial users—that stitch together messy, sensitive data to drive high-stakes decisions. After going public, it has aggressively pushed into the commercial AI market with tools like Apollo for deployment and its AIP for secure AI application-building. Its edge is credibility in complex, mission-critical environments and a platform approach that goes beyond storage to decision-making. But that strength brings risks: fierce competition from cloud and analytics giants, reliance on a small number of large contracts, persistent ethical and privacy controversies, and sky-high expectations that leave little room for error. Is Palantir a uniquely positioned AI infrastructure winner, or a high-risk player facing intense competition and scrutiny?

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