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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Aram Roston

Pentagon official overseeing military AI sold millions worth of stock in AI firm

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Emil Michael during a Senate armed services committee confirmation hearing in Washington DC on 27 March 2025. Photograph: Tierney L Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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 values rather than specific figures.)

Earlier this year, the Guardian disclosed that the official, Emil Michael, had profited handsomely from his investment in Musk’s xAI in January, with a gain of 400% to 4,800%.

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