Archie Hall

Archie Hall Interview: Palantir, NHS and Tech Sovereignty

Archie Hall of The Economist joins via video call to discuss his article on Britain and Palantir. He argues it would be a crazy world where big American tech is out of bounds, notes the benefits figure is likely overstated but NHS digitization clearly needs work, says the controversy is really about Thiel's politics, and cautions against government procurement as a sovereignty tool. He takes a final question on whether a French company would face the same scrutiny before leaving for meetings.

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