Toronto Star: McGuinty was responding after the Star revealed the Department of Defence quietly inked a $3.7-million contract with Palantir, sparking concerns from some artificial intelligence experts who say the company’s track record and the philosophy of its chief executive raise questions as the federal government promises to pursue “data sovereignty” for digital services in the military.
…“It was a legitimate procurement and it’s moving forward,” McGuinty said, speaking to reporters at the CANSEC military industrial conference near the Ottawa airport on Wednesday…