Revealed: Palantir lobbied minister to stretch AI tools’ reach to NHS GP records

Leaked messages reveal Palantir lobbied a UK health minister to expand its software platform into GP records, despite earlier government promises excluding that data. This pressure forces health leaders and clinicians to confront vendor scope creep against patient confidentiality.

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