Nurses across the US protest hospital use of Palantir's AI technology
National Nurses United organised a nationwide protest involving nurses on 27 August against Palantir's role in hospitals. The nurses' union says AI interferes with clinical judgment and threatens patient safety.
Who is affected and how
- hospital manager
- In choosing AI vendors, resistance from staff and the community has to be taken into account.
- health IT
- The role of data-platform providers in hospitals has become a subject of public debate.
Sources
- NNU nurses to participate in nationwide protests against Palantir | National Nurses Unitednationalnursesunited.org · Aug 24, 2026
- Nurses nationwide protest Palantir technology in hospitalshealthcareitnews.com · Aug 27, 2026
- Nurses in Austin join nationwide protest against AI firm Palantir's role in healthcarekut · Aug 27, 2026
- Nurses in Austin join nationwide protest against Palantir | KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Stationkut.org · Aug 27, 2026
- Bay Area Nurses Protest Use of Palantir’s AI Tech at Hospitalskqed · Aug 28, 2026
- Bay Area Nurses Protest Use of Palantir’s AI Tech at Hospitals | KQEDkqed.org · Aug 28, 2026
- Nurses Union: AI Interferes With Clinician Judgments, Threatens Patient Safety | InsideHealthPolicy.cominsidehealthpolicy.com · Aug 24, 2026
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