On July 1st, Palantir CEO Alex Karp, while appearing on CNBC's Squawk Box, stated that the current general sentiment in the corporate world towards AI is one of resistance—having bought a bunch of tokens, they do not realize tangible value and instead end up giving away their intellectual property and data. He criticized large-scale model providers for their token-based business model: if tokens are so valuable, why don't they split the earnings instead of charging based on usage?

