France to replace Palantir tools with ChapsVision

France’s domestic intelligence service will move away from Palantir’s AI data tools and adopt systems from ChapsVision, a French provider, as the government seeks to avoid strategic dependency on foreign technology. Prime minister Sébastien Lecornu said France must use its own AI models and not rely on tools developed by foreign powers.

The switch is expected to take several years because Palantir’s long-term contract was renewed in 2025. Lecornu’s office framed the decision against broader European concern over US-controlled technologies, heightened after Washington moved last week to restrict foreign nationals’ access to Anthropic’s latest AI model.

ChapsVision, founded in 2019, reported €200m (£173m) in revenue in 2025, compared with Palantir’s $4.5bn (£3.3bn). The company said it would become the technological foundation for many public agencies’ critical data-processing needs. Germany’s BfV internal security service has reportedly selected ChapsVision technology, while Palantir said it would continue supporting the French government where its solutions are needed.

The move follows wider scrutiny of Palantir’s public-sector contracts. Germany’s military has said it will stop using the company’s products, Britain is reviewing the National Health Service’s £330m data contract, and London mayor Sadiq Khan has blocked a proposed £50m Metropolitan police contract. Lecornu also announced €655m for AI investment and said France has begun rolling out a government AI chatbot to 1 million of its 2.6 million civil servants.