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Palantir CEO Alex Karp ranted against short sellers, calling out specifically Michael Burry after a filing revealed the investor of "The Big Short" fame had bets against the artificial intelligence software company, as well as Nvidia , at the end of the last quarter.

"The two companies he's shorting are the ones making all the money, which is super weird," Karp told CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Tuesday. "The idea that chips and ontology is what you want to short is bats--- crazy."

"He's actually putting a short on AI. ... It was us and Nvidia," Karp added.

When reached via email by CNBC seeking comment on Karp's remarks, Burry declined to comment.

Palantir shares slid roughly 9% on Tuesday eve

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