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The SEAL Turned CEO: Brandon Tseng on the AI-Powered Future of War

13.03.2026
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Former Navy SEAL and Shield AI co-founder Brandon Tseng is building the autonomous drones that are redefining global defense.This week on Bold Names, WSJ’s Tim Higgins sits down with Tseng to discuss how Shield AI’s Hivemind software is currently overcoming GPS jamming in Ukraine, and why the future of the U.S. military depends on a mix of elite manned assets and swarms of affordable, autonomous drones.

Editor’s Note: This interview was recorded before the war with Iran.

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