Pentagon CTO Says US Government Shouldn't Take Stakes in Tech Giants, Questions AI Regs

Pentagon CTO Emil Michael said the Trump administration should not nationalize AI companies or take government stakes in them. He also opposed tightening AI regulation, admitting he doesn't know what rules would have prevented the recent Hugging Face hack.

• Michael: 'We don't want the government in the middle'
• Trump administration already took 10% of Intel and a 'golden share' in U.S. Steel
• Michael doubts regulation would have stopped the Hugging Face hack
• He called it dangerous to fully trust a few AI company CEOs