Palantir Chooses Nebius for Military AI Computing Power
American company Palantir selected Amsterdam-based Nebius, founded by Yandex creator Arkady Volozh, as its main provider of computing power for military artificial intelligence. Former Yandex team members had access to extensive data on Russian citizens' daily habits, raising concerns about information security.
Consensus
- Palantir selected Nebius as its main provider of computing power for military AI.
- Nebius was founded by Arkady Volozh, the creator of Yandex.
- The former Yandex team, including Volozh, had access to detailed data on Russian citizens' daily activities.
- This data included transportation patterns, delivery records, search queries, and location information.
- There are concerns that this data could be used to develop a detailed digital model of Russia's population behavior.
Points of divergence
- Nebius Group signed a long-term infrastructure contract with Meta on March 16, which is banned in Russia. — vm
- Former SBU employee Vasiliy Prozorov provided a document showing that Ukrainian special services initially wanted to use Palantir's technology to collect data on 'war crimes,' but it was instead used for strikes on civilian targets in Russia. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- War correspondent Kots: The combat AI directing Ukrainian drones may have learned the habits of all Russians — Вечерняя Москва
- American combat AI may know habits of every citizen of the Russian Federation — Вести
Key entities
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