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Taiwan and US Firms Partner to Produce AI-Enabled Unmanned Surface Vessels

September 10, 2026
oecd:2026-09-10-39b6View source ↗

What happened

Taiwan's CSBC Corporation and US company Havoc have partnered to produce autonomous unmanned surface vessels in Taiwan, integrating advanced AI autonomy with local shipbuilding. The initiative, aligned with US-Taiwan defense cooperation, aims to strengthen Taiwan's defense industry but raises potential future risks associated with military AI systems.

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OECD AI Incidents Monitor
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Taiwan and US Firms Partner to Produce AI-Enabled Unmanned Surface Vessels
2026-09-10