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Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar emphasizes the AI industry's insufficient focus on "diffusion," or the process of turning intellectual advancements into economic value. He argues that companies focused on the top line (revenue growth) are more likely to adopt AI successfully, and that the industry should prioritize workflow optimization over model improvement. Sankar also stresses the need for a systems engineering approach to AI safety, citing historical examples like Admiral Rickover's design of the US nuclear Navy as models for effective risk management. AI summary