Pentagon CTO Emil Michael does not want US government to with AI companies what it has done with Intel and Nippon Steel

The Pentagon’s chief technology officer (CTO) has said that he does not want the Trump administration to acquire equity or seek partial state ownership in artificial intelligence (AI) companies, even as the government has already bought into firms like Intel and Nippon Steel-owned US Steel. Speaking to CNBC, Emil Michael was asked whether Washington might eventually take partial ownership stakes in AI companies — a possibility that has gained traction as worries mount over how quickly the technology is advancing. His response was blunt: “I hope not.”

“We don’t want [the] government to get in the middle.