Palantir’s NHS contract faces renewed scrutiny after a viral manifesto by co-founder Alex Karp promoted ideas of „innate superiority“ and AI-driven warfare, according to health campaign group Medact.
Medact warns NHS complicity in Palantir’s ideology through ongoing contract
Dr Rhiannon Mihranian Osborne of Medact told the BBC that each day the NHS maintains its contract with Palantir makes the health system complicit in the company’s violent operations and alarming ideology. The manifesto, shared on platform X, includes rhetoric about powering America and its allies to assert innate superiority. Medact argues this conflicts with NHS values of equitable care and non-discrimination.

Palantir’s defence and technology contracts amplify ethical concerns
Palantir holds significant contracts with both the NHS for health data management and Western defence agencies for AI-powered targeting systems. Critics link the manifesto’s themes directly to these military applications, raising concerns about dual-use technology ethics. The NHS has not commented on whether We see reviewing the contract in light of the manifesto’s resurgence.
What is Palantir’s manifesto about?
The manifesto, posted by co-founder Alex Karp on platform X, promotes ideas of innate superiority and advocates for AI apply in warfare to empower America and its allies.

Why is Medact concerned about the NHS contract?
Medact argues that the NHS’s ongoing contract with Palantir makes the health system complicit in the company’s violent operations and ideology, which they say contradicts NHS principles of equitable and non-discriminatory care.