Overview
- Palantir announced a Neurodivergent Fellowship on X, saying CEO Alex Karp will lead the final round of interviews.
- The company later shared an application link in a follow-up post, listing roles in New York City and Washington, D.C., and stating the effort is a recruitment pathway rather than a DEI initiative.
- Applicants do not need a formal diagnosis, and listed compensation ranges from $110,000 to $200,000 with potential stock units and a sign-on bonus.
- The rollout followed a widely shared DealBook Summit clip of Karp, whose body language drew attention, and whose statement said neurodivergent people will disproportionately shape America’s future.
- Critics, including disability scholars, warn the fellowship risks tokenization, cite Palantir’s work with ICE and ties to Peter Thiel, and note the initial post lacked captions, raising accessibility concerns.