Met gets extension to Palantir AI project after Sadiq Khan blocked deal
Mayor’s office grants extra 12 months to run pilot while London force procures long-term supplierThe Metropolitan police have been granted a 12-month extension to a pilot project with the spy-tech firm Palantir while the force carries out a procurement process.The…
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Mayor’s office grants extra 12 months to run pilot while London force procures long-term supplier
The Metropolitan police have been granted a 12-month extension to a pilot project with the spy-tech firm Palantir while the force carries out a procurement process.
The development comes weeks after the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, blocked a £50m deal between the Met and the US company to automate intelligence analysis in criminal investigations.
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