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Palantir CEO Alex Karp Says French Restrictions on US Software Are ‘Backfiring’

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Palantir CEO Alex Karp said on Wednesday French restrictions limiting government use of US-made software were proving counterproductive. His comments followed France’s decision to replace Palantir with domestic provider ChapsVision at intelligence agency DGSI over data sovereignty concerns. Karp said Europe’s regulatory environment was hurting competitiveness.

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Alex Karp criticized the idea of entrusting "only" to "French companies" the deployment of American and Chinese "closed models" "without application layer". ...

·Brussels, Belgium
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In June, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced, on behalf of "strategic autonomy", that he would replace Palantir's data analysis software, used by the DGSI since 2016, with that of the French ChapsVision.

·Paris, France
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On Wednesday, September 2, the head of the company estimated that France would "do harm" with a trompe-l'oeil sovereignty. The American was reacting to the decision taken by Paris in June to dispense with the services of its company for its internal intelligence.

·Paris, France
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Relying solely on a French intermediary offers illusory protection; "it's literally the technical equivalent of 'unprotected sex,'" he told AFP, in French, on the sidelines of a G20 ministerial meeting in North Carolina. If France allows its decisions to be "guided by fear and by people who don't truly understand the issues," "it will harm France," he added at the meeting organized by the Trump administration to persuade its partners not to sti…

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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Alex Karp, CEO Palantir, argues that the restrictions imposed in France on the use of American software by public institutions risk [...]

Palantir chief says France's digital sovereignty push 'backfiring'

·Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
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rtl.lu broke the news in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg on Wednesday, September 2, 2026.
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