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Police unit pulls plug on Palantir AI technology5 days agoJeremy BallEast Midlands social affairs correspondentHannibal Hanschke/EPA/ShutterstockPalantir technology has been tested by several UK police forcesA policing unit that tackles serious and organised crime has decided not to continue using software from the controversial US tech giant Palantir after a two-year trial. The firm's technology, which allows large datasets to be analysed and searched easily, including through the use of AI, is being used by militaries and public services worldwide. East Midlands Special Operations Unit (EMSOU) said it started a trial in October 2024 to see how well Palantir's software could help it investigate crime without compromising ethics. But it has decided not to fund a new contract and told the BBC that Palantir will now have to show it has cut links with the force's systems and deleted all of its data. EMSOU has been testing the Palantir Foundry system using data from Leicestershire PoliceProtesters regularly target Palantir over Israel's use of its technology in the Gaza conflict and opposition to its use in US immigration enforcement.

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