Palantir AI tech unused or little used by 29 NHS trusts said to be benefiting from it
Exclusive: Gap between NHS claim and trusts’ comments described as ‘very misleading’ by senior health official More than two dozen hospital trusts the NHS claims have benefited from Palantir’s medical data platform are not using all or most of the AI-powered technology, the Guardian can reveal. The 29 hospital trusts that NHS England publicly lists as “realising benefits” from the controversial…
An investigation by the Guardian has revealed that many hospital trusts listed by the NHS as benefiting from Palantir's AI medical data platform may not be utilizing the technology fully or at all. The 29 trusts identified by the NHS as realizing benefits from the £330 million federated data platform (FDP) have stated that they either are not using the system or its applications.
This discrepancy has been described as "very misleading" by a senior health official. Palantir's UK and Europe chief executive, Louis Mosley, has accused critics of having "Palantir Derangement Syndrome" and contends that ending the contract would be "putting politics above patients." The company has contracts to supply AI to the Israeli military and the U.S. homeland security crackdown, among other entities.
NHS England has previously faced scrutiny over its claims of the FDP's benefits, with the Office for Statistics Regulation running an investigation after conceding it could not prove cause and effect.
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