AI products for US secret service: Palantir and Microsoft expand collaboration
Microsoft and data analytics company Palantir want to provide the US defense with the "most secure cloud, AI and analytics capabilities".
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Microsoft and the data analysis company Palantir are expanding their partnership. Palantir had previously used Microsoft Azure for its Foundry software, for example. Now they want to provide the US defense and intelligence agencies with the "most secure cloud, AI and analytics capabilities". Due to the use of AI in the defense sector, special security measures are required to maintain the highest levels of secrecy.
According to Microsoft, this is the "first integrated technology suite of its kind". Palantir intends to use OpenAI's cloud AI in the "top secret" environments of Microsoft Azure. GPT4 and other language models will then be combined with the data integration and ontology capabilities of Palantir's Software Foundry, among other things. Gotham enables users to analyze large volumes of data from different sources and solve complex security problems. The integration into Azure is intended to provide access to AI and analysis functions in a "secure and scalable environment". When the services will be available, however, depends on the relevant government authorities, according to Microsoft.
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Palantir CEO Alex Karp recently announced his success in the defense sector in a letter to investors: "Our public sector business in the United States, including with defense and intelligence agencies, exceeded $1 billion in revenue in a 12-month period last quarter for the first time in our company's history. The US government has also recognized its opportunities in the field of AI, according to the letter.
Palantir continues to do well, despite a documentary film about CEO Alex Karp and his much-discussed company. There has been repeated criticism, as the software has also been involved in human rights violations, for example. So far, Palantir has not commented on the allegations. Six months ago, the company announced that it would become a member of the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute, which is dedicated to the safe, ethical and trustworthy use of AI.
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