Hello there, I just had an intersting match. Apparently the AI Commander had spawned in a lake and did not do anything until I decided to 'poke' it with an handfull of bombers, at which point it finally decided to actually build things. It did fire at my scouts and the bombers though. The good news is: I finally won a game Cherio...
Uber hasn't been focusing on the AI and the naval side as they are prioritizing other things. That's because most planets in the game don't have water, so it's not imperative. You should try a 10 player FFA, they're fun. Congrats on the win