Top Pentagon AI Official Sold Millions in Perplexity Stock, Disclosures Show
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Top Pentagon AI Official Sold Millions in Perplexity Stock, Disclosures Show
Emil Michael's latest financial filings show a summer exit from Perplexity, months after a January sale of xAI stock that reportedly netted him up to $24 million.
The head of the Pentagon in charge of military AI policy has sold several million dollars of Perplexity and xAI shares raising suspicions of conflict of interestA senior official of the Pentagon is at the heart of financial controversies. Emil Michael, in charge of the agency's policy on AI, has made colossal profits by selling his shares in technological companies such as xAI, Perplexity and Brex while in charge of his official duties. Well...
The Guardian: Pentagon official overseeing military AI sold millions worth of stock in AI firm
The Guardian: Pentagon official overseeing military AI sold millions worth of stock in AI firm. “The top Pentagon official overseeing military artificial intelligence policy, who reaped profits earlier this year of up to $24m selling his private investment in Elon Musk’s AI company, has now sold his holdings in another AI company for between $5m and $25m, according to records seen by the Guardian. (Federal financial records show ranges of dollar…
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