英国下议院卫生与社会关怀特别委员会近日致函工党政府，强烈建议其终止与美国科技公司帕兰提尔（Palantir）签署的涉及国家医疗服务体系（NHS）、金额达 3.3 亿英镑的软件合同 [1]。该委员会指出，公众及医疗界对该公司存在严重的不信任感，并敦促政府利用合同中约定的条款寻求替代方案 [1]。
这份价值 3.3 亿英镑的合同包含一项解约条款，允许在 2027 年 2 月终止合作 [1]。帕兰提尔由联合创始人彼得·蒂尔（Peter Thiel）创立 [1]。值得注意的是，伦敦市长萨迪克·汗此前曾阻止大都会警察授予该公司价值 5000 万英镑的合同 [1]。针对外界质疑，帕兰提尔发言人回应称，该软件已帮助完成额外 11 万次手术操作，并将癌症诊断延迟减少了 6.8%[1]。
A special committee of the House of Commons on Health and Social Care has called for the UK government to terminate its agreement with US technology firm Palantir, citing significant public and medical distrust in the company [1]. The committee specifically urged the Labour administration to utilize a break clause included in the deal that allows termination by February 2027 to find alternative solutions [1].
The contract under scrutiny is valued at £330 million [1]. While Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel has been linked to the firm, the committee highlighted concerns regarding its operations within the National Health Service (NHS) and London's policing sector; notably, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan previously blocked a separate £50 million contract for Palantir with Metropolitan Police [1].
Palantir responded by stating that their software has facilitated 110,000 additional operations and reduced cancer diagnosis delays by 6.8% [1].