Software giant Palantir is launching a new fellowship program for neurodivergent talent after video of its CEO Alex Karp’s high-energy answers during a live interview in New York City went viral last week.

Karp, 58, faced an avalanche of social media snark after he was seen fidgeting in his chair and waving his arms throughout the lengthy interview with journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin during the New York Times’ DealBook Summit last Wednesday. The viral reaction to his behavior sparked Karp’s decision to launch the program, according to Palantir.

“While cross-country skiing this morning, Dr. Karp decided to launch a new program: The Neurodivergent Fellowship,” the company said in social media posts on Sunday. “If you find yourself relating to him in this video — unable to sit still, or th

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