Top Pentagon AI Official Sold Millions in Perplexity Stock, Disclosures Show

Pentagon official in charge of military AI policy sold millions worth of stock in AI firm. Pentagon says he is 'in full compliance with ethics laws'

"Any claims otherwise are false."

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 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…