France’s domestic intelligence agency, DGSI, will replace Palantir Technologies’ data-analysis tools with software from the French company ChapsVision, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announces. The switch is presented as part of a broader effort by France to increase “strategic autonomy” in digital technology and artificial intelligence, particularly to avoid reliance on foreign—specifically US—technology. Lecornu says France cannot accept new strategic dependencies in the digital sphere and argues that the state should use its own AI models and tools. Multiple outlets report that ChapsVision has been retained or selected to work with DGSI to take over the role previously filled by Palantir’s systems for analyzing information. The move also fits a wider European trend in which governments reassess dependence on US technology providers used in sensitive state functions. Details on timelines for the transition and the full scope of what will change were not provided in the cited coverage, but the government’s decision marks a break with the prior arrangement and a shift toward a homegrown alternative for DGSI’s data analysis needs.
France’s DGSI to replace Palantir data tools with domestic provider ChapsVision
France’s domestic intelligence agency, DGSI, will replace Palantir Technologies’ data-analysis tools with software from the French company ChapsVision, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announces. The...
- France’s domestic intelligence service (DGSI) will replace Palantir’s data-analysis tools.
- Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu says the replacement provider is the French company ChapsVision.
- The government frames the decision as part of “strategic autonomy” in digital technology and AI.
- Lecornu cites concerns about reliance on foreign, including US, technology for intelligence activities.
- The change is announced as DGSI moves away from Palantir in its information analysis systems.
France’s internal security agency has ended its contract with AI war firm Palantir. Prime minister Sebastian Lecornu said French rival firm ChapVision would work with the General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI) moving forward. Palantir remains deeply embedded in UK state infrastructure despite the Commons technology select committee calling for the government to divest on […] By Joe Glenton
2 months agoIn a video post on X, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said ChapsVision had on Tuesday "been retained by the DGSI ... to substitute the American giant Palantir".
2 months agoSwitch to ChapsVision announced by PM comes amid concern about reliance on US-controlled technologyFrance’s domestic intelligence service is to ditch AI data tools from the US tech giant Palantir in favour of a domestic provider in an effort to avoid “strategic dependency”, the prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, has said.“We must use our own AI models; we cannot accept new strategic dependencies in the digital sphere,” Lecornu posted on social media. “We cannot rely on tools developed by foreign powers. France must have its own tools.” Continue reading...
2 months agoThe prime minister says he wants to build "genuine autonomy" for France in digital technology and artificial intelligence. The DGSI will ultimately turn to another company, this time a French one, for data analysis.
2 months agoFrance's government took another step toward ensuring "strategic autonomy" for its intelligence services Tuesday, announcing that it would ditch using American AI giant Palantir's data-sifting systems in favour of a domestic provider. The move comes as European governments are increasingly wary of relying on US technologies.
2 months agoFrance’s domestic intelligence agency is dropping Palantir. The DGSI will replace the American firm’s data-analysis tools with software from ChapsVision, a French company, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Tuesday, framing the switch as part of a wider push to put sovereign technology at the centre of the French state. The timing is the part […] This story continues at The Next Web
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