Palantir to Deploy AI Products on Microsoft Azure for US Government Agencies, ET CIO

Palantir Technologies said on Thursday it will offer its products, including its artificial intelligence platform (AIP), on Microsoft’s cloud platforms, which are designed for the U.S. government and federal agencies such as the Department of Defense.

The data analytics company will deploy its products, including its “Gotham” software — which helps locate targets on the battlefield — on Microsoft’s Azure Government and Azure Government Secret cloud platforms.

Palantir “will be the first industry partner to deploy Microsoft Azure OpenAI in confidential environments,” CTO Shyam Sankar said in a statement.

Azure OpenAI provides customers with access to language models such as GPT-4 from an AI company backed by Microsoft.

Palantir’s AIP solution, which helps test and debug code and evaluate AI-related scenarios, can be used in defense and intelligence verticals, the company said.

However, the availability of these services is subject to authorization and accreditation by government agencies.

Palantir was co-founded by billionaire Peter Thiel, and a significant portion of its revenue comes from government clients. In the June quarter, more than 40% of Palantir’s total revenue came from the U.S. government.

Among the company’s early financial investors was the CIA affiliate, In-Q-Tel.

Palantir and Microsoft will conduct training to promote their new services to the defense and intelligence communities.

(Reporting by Arsheeya Bajwa in Bengaluru and Jeffrey Dastin in San Francisco; Editing by Tasim Zahid)