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Pentagon Turns to Ex-Uber Executive in Anthropic Feud Over AI

Rebecca Torrence
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Emil Michael, former Uber executive, now leads Pentagon AI strategy as Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, shifting from private-sector disruption to government oversight. The Pentagon is clashing with AI startup Anthropic over technology control and security concerns, with Michael spearheading the dispute amid rising tensions between defense and Silicon Valley. Michael’s aggressive dealmaking reputation at Uber is now applied to national security, as the U.S. seeks to regulate cutting-edge AI amid fears of misuse or foreign exploitation. The conflict highlights broader struggles between government and tech firms over AI governance, with Anthropic resisting Pentagon demands for access or restrictions. This dispute underscores the Pentagon’s push to dominate AI development, mirroring Michael’s past corporate battles but with higher stakes for global security.
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Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Emil Michael, under secretary of defense for research and engineering. Emil Michael made his name in Silicon Valley a decade ago as an aggressive dealmaker for a startup — Uber Technologies Inc. — as it wrangled with governments in pursuit of market domination. Now, Michael has switched sides in a battle involving a different startup — this time taking a leading role in the Pentagon’s dispute with artificial intelligence pioneer Anthropic PBC.

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