Former Navy SEAL Brandon Tseng was haunted by a recurring question in 2015: why didn’t his team have better ways to see inside buildings during raids? Every mission brought uncertainty—what lay behind closed doors could be deadly, and the margin for error was slim. These high-stakes operations made it clear that artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous systems had the potential to revolutionize military missions. What if a small, self-piloted vehicle could scout ahead, entering dangerous buildings or exploring tunnels without risking human lives? What if fighter jets could be flown by AI, transforming them into powerful assets without needing human pilots?
Driven by these questions, Tseng reached out to his brother Ryan, a tech enthusiast who had already built a wireless cellphon
Do What Honor Dictates: Shield AI’s Mission of Building the Most Advanced AI Pilots the World Has Ever Seen!
- By Anshika Mathews
- Published on
To build intelligent systems that could protect both service members and civilians.
