A documentary on Taiwan’s “irreplaceable role” in semiconductors and artificial intelligence (AI) coproduced with the Discovery Channel is to premiere in spring, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday.
Catherine Hsu (徐詠梅), director-general of the ministry’s Department of International Information Services, said that a teaser of Taiwan: An AI Island was broadcast by the Discovery Channel on Friday and yesterday.
The documentary tells the story of the nation’s “irreplaceable role” in the global semiconductor and AI supply chains and is expected to premiere in March or April, Hsu said.
Photo: Huang Chin-hsuan, Taipei Times
The program would be broadcast on the Discovery Channel in more than 20 Asian countries, including Japan, South Korea and India, and would subsequently be available for a global audience through Discovery’s YouTube channel, Hsu said.
The documentary would premiere in the lead-up to Computex Taipei in June to promote one of the largest computer and technology trade shows in the world, she added.
The ministry has been working with Discovery Channel since 2003 to produce documentaries to showcase Taiwan’s soft power and technological prowess to millions of viewers around the globe, Hsu said.
In the previous two years, the ministry and the Discovery Channel have produced two shows — Food Masters: Taste of Taiwan, which promoted Taiwan’s food culture and culinary tradition, and Taiwan Revealed: Smart Machinery, which showcased Taiwan’s manufacturing and machinery innovations.
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