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Palantir is launching a fellowship for neurodivergent individuals after a video of its CEO struggling to sit still went viral.

The software company said in a Sunday X post that it’s encouraging those who can relate to Alex Karp being “unable to sit still,” or who think faster than they can talk, to apply.

The final round of interviews for Palantir’s Neurodivergent Fellowship would be conducted by Karp, the post added.

“The neurally divergent (like myself) will disproportionately shape America’s future,” Karp said in a statement posted on X by Palantir.

“We see past performative ideologies and perceive beauty in the world that still exists — which technology and art can expose.”

Karp added that the large language model landscape is biased in favor of neurodivergent people.

“Palantir will bring your talents to bear on the West’s most urgent problems,” the statement added.

Launching the fellowship comes just days after Karp’s body language during an onstage interview with The New York Times’ Andrew Ross Sorkin at the DealBook Summit drew plenty of online attention.

“Every pre-school teacher in America should be required to watch this video of Alex Karp being completely unable to sit still in his chair,” wrote Katherine Boyle, a general partner at a16z, in a Wednesday X post.

During the interview, Karp defended the notoriously secretive company’s ethics and praised Donald Trump’s immigration policies.

In his statement, Karp did not specifically mention any form of neurodiversity, but he has previously said he has dyslexia.

In an interview with Wired published last month, Karp said that “Doing what everybody else wants me to do is much harder for a dyslexic like me than a non dyslexic.”

He added: “Maybe I’m not everyone’s cup of tea, but I kind of like being me on most days.”

Neurodiversity is a broad umbrella, including ADHD, autism, Tourette’s syndrome, dyslexia, and dyspraxia.

Palantir said in its post that it would share an application link for the Neurodivergent Fellowship “soon.”