Pentagon official overseeing military AI sold millions worth of stock in AI firm
2026-09-01 · AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian
The Pentagon's top AI policy guy has been cashing out millions from the very AI companies he's supposed to be overseeing. Emil Michael sold up to $25M in Perplexity stock after already pocketing $24M from xAI — because nothing says 'unbiased military AI oversight' like having a massive financial stake in the industry you regulate.