AI company Shield AI opens new office, names retired colonel to VP role

As reported by Inside Defense, Shield AI announced today the opening of an office in Washington, D.C., and its new Vice President of Strategy and Engagements, COL(R) Johnny Cochran. Read the full article here.
Why the Air Force has its own venture capital fund

Shield AI’s co-founder and COO Brandon Tseng comments on the company’s experience with the US Air Force’s AFWERX program. Read the full article here.
Shield AI’s Brandon Tseng on artificially intelligent war zones

Shield AI’s co-founder and COO Brandon Tseng joins Axios’ Re:Cap podcast to discuss artificial intelligence as it relates to national security. Listen to the episode here.
Defense Department Must Invest in the Right Kind of AI for Future Conflicts

Shield AI’s co-founder and COO Brandon Tseng shares his thoughts on the latest National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence report to Congress in this piece published by The Aspen Institute. Read the full article here.
This AI company has discovered how to unlock creativity—even with employees stuck at home

Shield AI co-founder Brandon Tseng and AI engineering senior manager Blythe Towal share advice to keep workers creative, energized, and motivated while working from home in this piece published by Fortune. Read the full article here.
Closing the gap to win the AI marathon

Shield AI co-founder Brandon Tseng shared his viewpoints on AI in the national security sector in this piece published by C4ISRNet. Read the full story here.
2021 Is the Year the Small Drone Arms Race Heats Up

This article from Defense One, featuring commentary from Shield AI’s co-founder and COO Brandon Tseng, discusses the future of role of drones and artificial intelligence technology on the battlefield. Read the full story here.
100 Years of Robots

Shield AI is featured in the Wall Street Journal’s history of robotics video article, documenting the advancements made in artificial intelligence and robotics over the last 100 years. View the full story here.
Police Drones Are Starting to Think for Themselves

New York Times reporter, Cade Metz, writes, “Shield AI, a start-up in San Diego that has worked with police departments, has developed a drone that can fly into a building and inspect the length and breadth of the premises on its own, with no pilot, in the dark as well as in daylight.” Read the […]
How a small AI company found a way to scale its work for DOD

“Despite all the prototype contracts and research grants the Department of Defense feeds to eager startups, that work rarely scales to the type of multimillion-dollar deals the government gives to big prime contractors. It’s a frustrating reality for both sides, particularly as Pentagon officials clamor to infuse emerging technology into defense systems. But there are […]