DUFFIELD HALL—Many saintlike engineering students have had their virtuous reputations marred by unfounded accusations of immorality following a recruitment event hosted by Palantir at Cornell. These engineers have done nothing more than demonstrate their willingness to ignore ethics for a $200k starting salary.
One attendee, Ceille Autê ‘27, who has never faced any kind of oppression or hardship in his life, was one such target of unwarranted harassment. The student was reportedly the victim of several cruel attacks, such as passing some anti-Palantir flyers on the wall, seeing news about war in the Middle East, and overhearing a conversation with swear words in it.
“I mean, how dare they make me feel uncomfortable about my actions?” demanded Autê, who was interviewed at the Experiential Learning Lab while working on targeting software for the Autonomous War Drones For Peace project team.
When asked about his opinions on the nature of Palantir’s work, Autê replied, “Of course I don’t support it.” He pulled on a Palantir hoodie and continued. “What, a guy signs a couple NDAs, parrots some propaganda, and people think he’s fine with… uh…” he trailed off, looking at a security camera in the distance.
At press time, Autê was showing his resume to a recruiter from Anduril.
