Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and Palantir Technologies CEO Alexander Karp on Monday signed a letter of intent in Warsaw to develop cooperation in AI, information technologies and cyber defense.
Kosiniak-Kamysz called Palantir a leader in data management for battlefield logistics and AI-driven planning, noting that “databases are now the largest currency.” He said Poland’s strategy includes developing AI and creating an AI Implementation Center within the Cyber Defense Component Command.
“To lead in NATO, it’s not enough to buy tanks and planes,” he said, adding that the key challenge is building information resources for modern militaries.
He said Palantir’s tools support soldiers and commanders in equipment management, recruitment, training and assigning reservists, arguing that relying on paper maps would leave Poland unable to win future wars.
Karp said Poland is showing “what can be useful and effective on the battlefield,” and pledged investment in Poland beyond the military, including dual-use technologies. “Poland will be an important defense base in Europe,” he said.
Kosiniak-Kamysz said a binding agreement with Palantir is due in the coming months but gave no financial details. Palantir previously worked in Poland in 2022 on a portal to help Ukrainians find jobs.
Palantir’s criticism
The company has long drawn criticism over privacy, transparency and profiling concerns due to its close work with intelligence and security agencies. Asked about controversies, Kosiniak-Kamysz replied that Palantir builds “one of the best” systems for managing the battlefield and logistics.
The company’s U.K. healthcare work with the National Health Service has sparked debate over vendor lock-in and whether U.S. law such as the Cloud Act could expose data to American authorities. Palantir says it acts only as a “data processor” and that data ownership remains with the NHS.
Palantir faces numerous allegations and activist criticism of its role in Israeli military operations and “targeted killings” of journalists in Gaza. Palantir denies links to the IDF’s “Lavender”, “Gospel”, and “Where’s Your Daddy” AI-based targeting systems but says it supports Israeli security missions.
An information-security specialist quoted by news outlet WNP warned that reliance on Silicon Valley systems is risky and urged support for local or European technologies, arguing that geopolitical shifts can constrain access to foreign systems.
The company’s U.S. defense footprint included a 10-year framework with the U.S. Army consolidating earlier contracts, work on the Maven Smart System, and public-sector partnerships ranging from immigration enforcement (ICE) to federal AI deployment.
Palantir’s current market valuation is at USD 449 billion.
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Source: PAP, WNP, Time, OHCHR