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Shield AI 亞洲區總監:台灣是構建非中國無人機供應鏈關鍵
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Shield AI 亞洲區總監:台灣是構建非中國無人機供應鏈關鍵

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Shield AI 亞洲區政府關係總監陳奕儒表示,台灣在建構不依賴中國的無人機供應鏈中具有關鍵作用,目前台灣物料在其產品中的佔比已從兩年前不足1%提升至16%,預計將達25%,並強調長期投資台灣、深化在地合作與技術轉移,以提升台灣防衛韌性。

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Shield AI 是一家專注於人工智慧自主系統與軍用無人載具的美國公司,其產品包括 Hivemind AI 飛行員與 V-BAT 無人機。文章提及俄烏戰爭中無人機的廣泛使用,以及台灣面臨的特殊作戰環境。

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Shield AI亞洲區政府關係總監陳奕儒(Max Chen)專訪。(記者張嘉明攝)

〔記者涂鉅旻/台北報導〕全球無人載具發展蓬勃,並尋求建立「非紅供應鏈」, Shield AI亞洲政府關係總監陳奕儒表示,若要建立不依賴中國的無人機供應鏈,「全世界都不可能忽略台灣」;他特別提到,2年前,Shield AI產品採用台灣物料占比不到1%,但在今年5、6月已提高到16%,公司預期不久後,單架無人機可有高達25%的價值,由台灣供應商提供。

Shield AI成立於2015年,核心業務聚焦人工智慧自主系統與軍用無人載具,包括Hivemind「AI飛行員」、V-BAT無人機都是其核心產品,目標是讓各類軍事載台具備自主飛行、協同作戰與在干擾環境下執行任務的能力。

陳奕儒接受本報專訪表示,Shield AI在台灣並非短期布局,而是長期投入,看重台灣的成熟無人機、電子、軟體、硬體產業基礎,無論本地市場規模如何,對Shield AI而言,台灣都已成為重要的工廠與供應鏈基地。

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我國無人機發展蓬勃,圖為總統賴清德視導無人機產業情形。(取自總統府官網)

他說,無人機涵蓋相當廣泛的軟、硬體需求,台灣人才在「實體AI」(Physical AI)的發展過程中,有許多投入空間,學術研究人才可參與AI模型訓練,就是其中一例;硬體方面,如何讓無人機更輕、滯空更久、散熱效果更好,都是台灣產業具有優勢的領域,因此,Shield AI相當看好台灣產業未來發展。

除了採購零組件,Shield AI希望將更多能力留在台灣。陳奕儒表示,Shield AI理想的合作模式,是回歸「實際效用」,長期在台耕耘的重要環節之一,就是建立更完整的在地供應鏈。

他表示,假如產品引進台灣後,後續維修或人員訓練仍須送回美國,在特殊或戰時情境下並不合理。因此,希望能培養台灣在地合作夥伴,逐步建立後勤維修、訓練,甚至部分組裝能量,讓產品導入之後,台灣本身也具備持續運用及支援的能力。

Shield AI共同創辦人暨總裁曾國光(Brandon Tseng)透過書面表示,Shield AI對深耕台灣抱持堅定承諾,已在台北101設立辦公室,明年計畫在地團隊規模擴大一倍,並與中科院、漢翔、雷虎在內的台灣在地夥伴,建立緊密的合作生態系,共同協助台灣建構更具韌性的防衛能力。

俄烏戰爭大量運用無人載具,不過,比起陸地面積遼闊的歐陸,台灣四面環海的作戰環境顯然不同。陳奕儒表示,台灣官方、軍事人員皆深知自身需求與潛在作戰情境,關鍵在於如何承受嚴重的電戰干擾,Hivemind自主系統可使無人載具在強烈干擾下持續執行任務,並可透過自主系統技術合作補強台灣需求。

陳奕儒也說,Shield AI從烏克蘭經驗中體認到,唯有真正進入當地,才能了解客戶需求。因此,Shield AI每天與台灣實際使用單位、政策單位討論,了解台灣軍方的專業分析與需求,再協助合作夥伴發展符合自身需要的「主權AI」能力。

在技術合作上,陳奕儒說,Shield AI希望提供軟體開發套件(SDK)等工具,讓台灣工程師自行依照國防需求設計軟體模型與任務功能,而不是單純引進一套固定的外國系統。各國現在都在思考,如何把AI控制權掌握在自己手中,對台灣而言,同樣需要建立可以自主發展、調整的能力。

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • Shield AI 明年將在地團隊規模擴大一倍

    Very likely · Within months

  • 單架無人機將有高達 25% 的價值由台灣供應商提供

    Likely · Within months

Open Questions

  • Shield AI 在台團隊具體將擴大至多少人?
  • 台灣在地合作夥伴將承擔哪些具體的維修、訓練或組裝工作?
  • Shield AI 提供的 SDK 工具將如何協助台灣工程師開發符合國防需求的軟體模型?

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