Axon’s AI ethics board resign after TASER drone announcement
“We have elected to publicly engage communities and stakeholders, and develop a remotely operated, non-lethal drone system that we believe will be a more effective, immediate, humane, and ethical option to protect innocent people,” Smith explained.
The TASER drone system would use real-time security feeds supplied through a partnership with Fusus. ...
Nine out of 12 members of Azon’s AI ethics board resigned following the announcement and issued a statement explaining their decision. ...
The board members go on to explain how they’ve been firm against Axon playing a role in supplying real-time, persistent surveillance capabilities that “undoubtedly will harm communities of color and others who are overpoliced, and likely well beyond that.” ...
“The Taser-equipped drone also has no realistic chance of solving the mass shooting problem Axon now is prescribing it for, only distracting society from real solutions to a tragic problem.” ...
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