Transcript: Shyam Sankar, chief technology officer of Palantir, on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Oct. 11, 2026

October 11, 2026 / 10:31 AM EDT / CBS News

The following is the full transcript of the interview with Shyam Sankar, chief technology officer of Palantir, a portion of which aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Oct. 11, 2026.

MARGARET BRENNAN: And we're joined now by the Chief Technology Officer of Palantir, Shyam Sankar. Welcome to Face the Nation.

SHYAM SANKAR: Thank you for having me, Margaret.

MARGARET BRENNAN: It's good to have you here in person. We've been talking a lot about technology, artificial intelligence, and public perception of it right now, and that's where I want to start with you because our polling shows there's a problem here. 50% of those polled by CBS say AI will create more problems than it solves. 29% say it'll solve more than it creates, and 21% just really don't know. Like 45% of Americans want the government to restrict use and development of AI. Is your position there should not be any guardrails at this moment?

SHYAM SANKAR: No, not at all. That's not my position. I think the- the burden is absolutely on the technology industry to show the American people that there are real benefits…

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