France DGSI opts for ChapsVision over Palantir

France’s domestic intelligence agency will replace its data-analysis software from the American firm Palantir with a platform developed by the French company ChapsVision, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. The move is framed as a strategic step toward achieving greater digital sovereignty and reducing dependency on foreign technology.

Lecornu stated that the General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI) had selected ChapsVision for the task. In a video announcement, he argued that France cannot accept new strategic dependencies in the digital sphere and must not depend on the goodwill of partners who could restrict access to critical technology. The decision aligns with a planned public investment of 655 million euros in artificial intelligence, which includes deploying a shared chatbot for all government departments and creating a public-health chatbot for the state health insurance agency.

The announcement comes as a notable shift, given that the DGSI renewed its contract with Palantir in December 2025 for a further three years, extending a partnership that began in 2016. Officials had previously described reliance on Palantir’s technology...