David Sacks on reports linking Anthropic ban to Pentagon CTO stake in Perplexity AI

2026-03-28 - 13:39

Venture capitalist David Sacks dismissed reports linking Pentagon CTO Emil Michael's Perplexity AI investment to government actions against Anthropic, calling it a smear campaign. Sacks argued Perplexity isn't a direct competitor and Michael's holdings were cleared. He also accused Anthropic of political maneuvering in Washington.