The Algorithm Is King | Could AI Become Taiwan's Most Powerful Deterrent? | Can AI Deter China?

[ENG/中文CC] In the first 30 minutes of a recent US strike on Iran, 40 key targets were eliminated. The weapon wasn't just firepower — it was AI. As algorithms shorten decision cycles from weeks to minutes, a new question emerges: could artificial intelligence become Taiwan's most powerful deterrent? On this episode of The Chain Maker, host Laurel Stewart is joined by Jonathan Lin, General Partner at Andra Capital, and Tony Hu, a former US Department of Defense official, to unpack: the global military AI race, Taiwan’s defense technology ecosystem and why human accountability must remain at the center of AI-enabled warfare. Host: Laurel Stewart Guest: Jonathan Lin, General Partner at Andra Capital Tony Hu, former U.S. Department of Defense official 00:00 AI Warfare: Rapid Kill Chain 03:42 Tech Firms: The New Arsenal 04:24 Palantir Effect: Future Warfare 07:48 The Hidden Risks of AI Warfare 09:03 AI as Taiwan's Sentinel 11:03 Beyond Human: The AI Army 13:27 The Future Drone Wars 17:18 Innovation Outpaces Production 20:04 Human Control in AI Warfare 24:30 Is China Closing the AI Gap? 25:57 Technology as the New Deterrent As deterrence shifts from firepower to processing power, Taiwan's next defense advantage may not be measured in weapons — but in algorithms. #AIWarfare #Taiwan #algorithm #Palantir #Anduril #Groq #Starsheild #antropic #ArtificialIntelligence #MilitaryAI #dronewarfare #DefenseTechnology #China #UnitedStates #Japan #Drones #AIWar #TaiwanDefense #MilitaryTechnology #ArtificialIntelligence #DefenseTech #AutonomousWeapons #CyberDefense #USChina #Geopolitics #nationalsecurityindia #OODALoop #iran #warzone #Musk #nvidia #cia #india #inqtell #philippines #departmentofwar #DefenseTech #AIIndustry #TaiwanTech #MilitaryAI #Semiconductors #VentureCapital #AutonomousSystems #SupplyChain #NationalSecurity #Geopolitics #TheChainMaker #TaiwanPlus #taiwanplusnews