BRUSSELS, August 4. /TASS/. The European Union and its leading member states, including France and Germany, have begun looking for ways to phase out artificial intelligence products supplied by US technology company Palantir, which have become deeply embedded in Europe’s security, healthcare, industrial and financial sectors, Politico reported.
According to the publication, the success or failure of these efforts will determine Europe’s digital sovereignty.
French and German intelligence and security agencies have begun moving away from Palantir systems and replacing them with products developed by French competitor ChapsVision, the publication said. The Spanish government has instructed state agencies to exclude the US company’s products from public procurement and seek European alternatives. Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Romania have also shown significant interest in the French military AI system Artemis AI.
NATO bodies, however, continue to use Palantir systems as their primary tool for managing combat operations and have made no effort to replace them, Politico noted. NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Admiral Pierre Vandier believes the alliance has no viable alternative to Palantir’s battlefield AI technology.
