Planet Money · Wednesday, September 2, 2026
The Palantir-themed dating event, initially conceived as a joke by organizer James Steinburg, resulted in at least some dating matches. Attendees expressed intrigue in using their own data, even if some felt the event was 'too much of a joke' or slightly exploitative.
“Well, so this dating event did in fact create some, I don't want to say love, that's a little strong, but at least some dating matches.”
“But most of them said that they were intrigued by the idea of being able to take their own data and put it out there and see what happened.”