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Sadiq Khan sparks row with Met after blocking £50m AI deal with Palantir
Exclusive: Scotland Yard criticises London mayor’s decision as disappointing and warns it could hit policing Sadiq Khan has blocked a £50m Metropolitan police deal with the controversial US tech company Palantir, sparking a bitter row between the London mayor and Scotland Yard. After the UK’s largest police force had agreed to use Palantir’s AI technology to automate intelligence analysis in criminal investigations, Khan intervened, citing “serious concerns” about how the deal had been struck. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Sadiq Khan sparks row with Met after blocking £50m AI deal with Palantir, Exclusive: Scotland Yard criticises London mayor’s decision as disappointing and warns it could hit policing Sadiq Khan has blocked a £50m Metropolitan police deal with the controversial US tech company Palantir, sparking a bitter row between the London mayor and Scotland Yard. After the UK’s largest police force had agreed to use Palantir’s AI technology to automate intelligence analysis in criminal investigations, Khan intervened, citing “serious concerns” about how the deal had been struck. Continue reading…
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- Sadiq Khan sparks row with Met after blocking £50m AI deal with PalantirThe Guardian - 2026-05-21T18:07:40+00:00
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