Sadiq Khan sparks row with Met after blocking £50m AI deal with Palantir
by Robert Booth UK technology editor from on (#75S6G)
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.
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