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Real Alpha has cut 4 moments of Emil Michael talking, from an interview on The Information's TITV published Oct 16, 2026.
What Emil Michael said
- 58:29
Michael objects to giving AI models authority over commanders Pro pick
“if you don't want humans to lose control, you can't give models the control over humans.”
at 59:15 - 1:09:59
Michael favors American open-source AI but flags China risks Pro pick
“in general, from a business model standpoint, I'm very in favor of open source, particularly American open source”
at 1:10:32 - 47:58
Pentagon AI use grew from 80,000 to 1.7 million
“A year ago today, we had 80,000 people out of 3.5 million Department of War employees using AI. And today we're about 1.7 million.”
at 50:25 - 1:20:33
Pentagon financing targets supply-chain gaps
“And the warrants sort of give the taxpayer some upside. And so it's, you know, in the high 90s in terms of loans.”
at 1:22:21
- 58:29