Revealed: Palantir lobbied minister to stretch AI tools’ reach to NHS GP records
THE SO WHAT
Direct lobbying to extend AI tools into NHS GP records will harden political scrutiny around health data platforms. If you touch medical data, assume every scope expansion will be litigated in public and design your governance, auditability, and consent flows accordingly.
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