New York City hospitals drop Palantir as controversial AI firm expands in UK

Palantir Technologies is an American software company that specializes in big data analytics. Photograph: hapabapa/Getty Images

New York City’s public hospital system announced that it would not be renewing its contract with Palantir as controversy mounts in the UK over the data analytics and AI firm’s government contract.

The president of the US’s largest municipal public healthcare system, Dr Mitchell Katz, testified last week before the New York city council that the agreement with Palantir would expire in October.