Palantir's CEO, Alex Karp, described TITAN as an extension of Maven, a project using machine learning to distinguish people and objects in drone footage. He emphasized the importance of the project as a partnership between those who have developed software products used both on the battlefield and commercially. However, Palantir's military connections have raised concerns in the UK, where the company has won a bid for the NHS Federated Data Platform, a controversial project aimed at addressing the care backlog caused by the pandemic.
Key takeaways:
- Palantir has secured a $178.4 million contract from the US Army to provide systems for the TITAN "ground station," a battlefield intelligence system housed in a large vehicle.
- The TITAN project aims to bring together military software and hardware providers, including traditional and non-traditional partners of the US armed forces.
- Palantir's CEO, Alex Karp, described TITAN as a partnership between those who have built software products used on the battlefield and commercially, and hailed it as one of the Pentagon's most historic steps.
- Concerns have been raised about Palantir's military connections, as the company is the winning bidder for the NHS Federated Data Platform in the UK, a controversial project aimed at recovering the care backlog caused by the pandemic.