Shield AI, Waabi, and General Motors on building AI when failure is not an option at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

An AI chatbot can give you a bad answer. An AI system controlling an aircraft, vehicle, or robot can create an entirely different kind of problem. When artificial intelligence (AI) moves into the physical world, a mistake can ground an aircraft, cause a vehicle crash, or compromise a mission. So how do you know when an autonomous system is actually ready to leave the lab?

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, Shield AI Chief Technology Officer Nathan Michael, Waabi founder and CEO…