France to Ditch Palantir's AI Data Tools in Favor of Domestic Provider

France's domestic intelligence service is set to ditch AI data tools from US tech company Palantir in favor of a domestic provider, ChapsVision.

The move, announced by Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, aims to avoid 'strategic dependencies' in the digital sphere, with a focus on building real autonomy and not relying on the goodwill of certain partners.

Palantir's long-term contract was renewed in 2025, and the process of replacing its tools will likely take several years.

ChapsVision, which made €200m in revenue last year, will become the 'technological foundation' for many public agencies for their critical data processing needs.

Germany's BfV internal security service has also reportedly selected ChapsVision's technology.

Palantir has faced criticism for its involvement with the US government, including supplying software to ICE for its immigration crackdown and identifying targets in the US-Israel war on Iran.

France plans to invest €655m in artificial intelligence and set up a shared chatbot for all state services, as well as creating a public health chatbot for the state-owned health insurance agency Ameli.

The money will fund infrastructure, computing capacity, research, companies, and industrial sectors.

France has already begun rolling out a government AI tool, using models from French startup Mistral AI, to help civil servants with tasks such as speeding up legal cases or securing grants.