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Pentagon AI official sold millions in AI firm stock

Published Tuesday, September 1, 2026

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What We Know — Key Points

  • Emil Michael sold his holdings in Perplexity for between $5m and $25m in June, according to financial disclosures.

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  • The Guardian

    The article emphasizes the ethical questions surrounding a Pentagon official's stock sales in AI companies while overseeing military AI policy, highlighting concerns from an ethics expert about the appearance of impropriety.

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