Ethics-Board

Nine of Thirteen Axon Ethics Board Members Resign After Company Announces Taser-Equipped Drones Without Consultation

2022-06-06 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

On June 6, 2022, nine members of Axon’s thirteen-member AI and Policing Technology Ethics Board resigned in protest after the company announced plans to develop Taser-equipped drones for deployment in schools to respond to mass shootings. The resigning members—including founding chair Barry …

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Axon Ethics Board Recommends Against Facial Recognition in Body Cameras, Company Agrees to Pause Development

2019-06-27 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

On June 27, 2019, Axon announced it would not commercialize facial recognition technology for body cameras following recommendations from its AI and Policing Technology Ethics Board. The board’s first major report concluded that “facial recognition simply isn’t good enough right …

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