SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Axon (Nasdaq:
AAXN), the global leader in connected public safety technologies,
today announced the appointment of Mecole
Jordan, Executive Director of United Congress of Community
and Religious Organizations, Christy
Lopez, Distinguished Visitor from Practice at Georgetown University Law Center, and Kathleen O'Toole, Former Seattle Police Chief
and Boston Police Commissioner, to
Axon's AI and Policing Technology Ethics Board. Axon also announced
that it will host implicit bias awareness training for developers
on Axon's AI Research team on May 8th
in Seattle, WA. For more
information on the AI and Policing Technology Ethics Board, visit:
www.axon.com/ethics.
The Board meets twice annually to discuss the ethical
implications of AI-powered technologies being developed by Axon. In
the first meetings in 2018, the Board recommended that developers
of AI technology at Axon undergo similar bias awareness training
that police departments across the country are undertaking. In
response to this recommendation, Axon has scheduled the full-day
"Fair & Impartial Policing: A Science-Based Perspective"
training session. This training has been presented to major city
police agencies across the country including Los Angeles, Miami-Dade, Boston, Albuquerque and Seattle police departments.
"It is great to see that Axon is committed to developing AI
technology with attention to human biases," says Dr. Lorie Fridell, former Director of Research at
the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) and national expert on
biased policing. "This is the first time we've worked with a
technology company for internal bias training. With the
implementation of its ethics advisory board, and now the anti-bias
training, Axon is truly taking a leadership role when it comes to
responsibly developing this technology."
About Axon
Axon is a network of devices, apps and people that helps public
safety personnel become smarter and safer. With a mission of
protecting life, our technologies give customers the confidence,
focus and time they need to keep their communities safe. Our
products impact every aspect of a public safety officer's
day-to-day experience.
We work hard for those who put themselves in harm's way for all
of us. To date, there are more than 347,200 software seats booked
on the Axon network around the world and more than 212,000 lives
and countless dollars have been saved with the Axon network of
devices, apps and people. Learn more at https://www.axon.com or by
calling (800) 978-2737.
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