Europe will have to accept dependence on us – US tech giant
US tech giant Palantir has told European governments to stop worrying about their growing dependence on American AI and focus on the advantages the products offer, particularly against Russia.
The European Commission is frantically trying to reduce reliance on American technology and the US in general. However, Palantir UK CEO Louis Mosley believes Europe should accept some dependency. "Europe is going to have to accept some dependency," Mosely told Bloomberg News this week.
European concerns
The Commission estimates that the bloc relies on foreign providers for over 80% of its digital products, services, infrastructure, and intellectual property. Many are skeptical that replacement is possible. A 2025 survey cited by the European Parliament found only 16% of regional IT leaders believed the bloc could achieve digital sovereignty within five years.
Several European governments have already rejected Palantir products. France's DGSI intelligence agency plans to drop the company's software in favor of a domestically developed alternative from ChapsVision. Berlin has reportedly chosen the same French competitor for Germany's domestic intelligence agency BfV.
We cannot depend on the goodwill of certain partners who, as we've seen in recent days, are capable of cutting off access to models.
Palantir's defense
Mosley cited Palantir's extensive use of the Ukraine conflict as a testing ground for its military solutions, saying "the questions around sovereignty are secondary" for Kiev. The company supplies "targeting packages" to Ukraine and developed Maven, an AI-powered system that processes intelligence data to help identify targets.
Originally developed as a Pentagon project, Maven involved Google until 2018. NATO purchased its own version for use at its European headquarters in March 2025. Mosley reassured customers about control over the software.
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