(Reuters) - Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR) said on Thursday it will offer its products, including the Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP) on Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)'s cloud platforms, which cater to the U.S. government and federal agencies such as the Department of Defense.
The data analytics company will deploy its products, including the "Gotham" software — which assists in locating targets on battlefields — on Microsoft's Azure Government and Azure Government Secret cloud platforms.
Palantir will "be the first industry partner to deploy Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service in classified environments," CTO Shyam Sankar said in a statement.
The Azure OpenAI service gives customers access to the Microsoft-backed AI startup's language models, such as GPT-4.
Palantir's AIP, which helps test and debug code and evaluate AI-related scenarios, can be used across defense and intelligence verticals, the company said.
However, the availability of these services is subject to authorization and accreditation by government agencies.
Co-founded by billionaire Peter Thiel, a significant portion of Palantir's revenue comes from government clients, with the U.S. government accounting for more than 40% of Palantir's total revenue in the June quarter.
The company's early financial backers included CIA's venture arm, In-Q-Tel.
Palantir and Microsoft will run bootcamps to promote their new services for defense and intelligence communities.