Palantir has become entrenched in government and critical infrastructure through aggressive sales and lock-in effects. The article outlines strategies for replacing it with open, decentralized, and publicly accountable alternatives.
The article argues that replacing Palantir in government requires more than just building alternative software; it requires understanding the broader ecosystem of contracts, procurement, and institutional dependency that makes Palantir so entrenched. Simply writing new code with "European values" will fail without addressing these structural and bureaucratic factors.