Love in the time of Palantir

在帕拉提尔时代之爱

Planet Money

2026-09-02

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To a lot of people, Palantir is a mystery — what does the company know, what data do they have, and (if they have it) what do they do with it all? We dig into that mystery and take you to a singles event to see if Big Data is good for Big Dating. That event, deep in the heart of Manhattan, is called: “Singles Dating Matching Using Palantir Data.” The evening promised: “Data analysis!” and “Pattern matching!” We decided that we needed to know more.  Read:  - Our book: Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life  - Our weekly longform Planet Money newsletter - Our weekly Indicator round-up newsletter Follow:  - Instagram - TikTok - YouTube - Facebook Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org. This episode was hosted by Amanda Aronczyk, produced by Sam Yellowhorse Kesler and edited by Jess Jiang. It was engineered by Cena Loffredo and Maggie Luthar and fact-checked by Sierra Juarez. Alex Goldmark is Planet Money’s executive producer. Music: Universal Production Music - "Silvana’s Theme," "Masseria Del Sud," Sunset in Florence," and "An Italian Romance" See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
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  • A few weeks ago, there was an ad on Instagram

  • for an event in New York called Singles Dating Matching Using Palantir Data.

  • The ad went on to explain that if you bought a ticket, you could come,

  • maybe find love, using the same technology that tracked down Osama bin Laden.

  • The evening promised data analysis and pattern matching!

  • To be clear, Palantir is a company known for working with ICE and the Department of Defense,

  • and it is rumored to have helped track down bin Laden, although that has never been confirmed.

  • Needless to say, Palantir, not known for making love matches.

  • Now, look, this event is clearly at least a little bit of a joke,

  • but we wanted to see who would show up.

  • Can I ask why you guys came tonight?

  • We both work in tech, and we're critical of tech, but also wanted to see how we might be optimized for love.

  • Are you actually looking to meet anybody?

  • I mean, if it happens, it happens.

  • Are you nervous?