Palantir Technologies has filed a federal lawsuit against two former senior engineers, accusing them of misappropriating trade secrets to create a rival AI integration company that directly competes with the data analytics giant.

The Manhattan federal court filing on Thursday targets Radha Jain and Joanna Cohen, alleging a “months-long charade of deception and unfair competition.” According to Palantir, the engineers breached contractual obligations while building Percepta, an AI transformation startup backed by venture capital firm General Catalyst.