SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., April 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Axon (Nasdaq:
AAXN), the global leader in connected public safety technologies,
today announced the launch of Redaction Assistant, the first
advanced artificial intelligence (AI) powered tool to be offered to
law enforcement agencies and prosecutors through the Axon network.
Redaction Assistant is a productivity tool built to increase
efficiency for agencies who currently spend up to eight hours
manually redacting each hour of body camera video footage.
Redaction Assistant is available now to agencies in the US, UK and
Canada as a software add-on and is
included automatically for US agencies on Axon's Officer Safety
Plan (OSP) 7+.
"I'm excited to see our first advanced AI-powered product come
to life," says Moji Solgi, Axon VP of AI and Machine Learning.
"We've put a huge focus on developing a technology that will both
increase efficiency for our public safety customers and at the same
time increase transparency for the public."
Redaction Assistant is now included in Axon's Redaction Studio,
announced in 2017. It is Axon's first advanced redaction product to
be powered by AI. Currently, when redacting video footage, users
are manually drawing boxes around objects frame-by-frame. With
Redaction Assistant, the AI detects a license plate, face or screen
and automatically draws a box around it so the user can then
confirm whether it is an object that needs to be redacted. The
workflow is streamlined so the video is redacted and ready to share
with the public much more quickly.
The face detection tool detects that there is a human face in
the frame and redacts it - it does not identify the individual to
whom the face belongs, neither does it recognize their race, age,
gender, etc. The technology is similar to what is found in almost
all cell phone cameras where objects of interest, such as faces,
are detected to improve the lighting conditions of the captured
image.
The City of Kent Law Department is one of several agencies that
began partnering with Axon in the first quarter of 2019 to trial
Redaction Assistant. In the first three weeks of using Redaction
Assistant, the department found that their video redaction workload
decreased by 81%.
"I no longer believe I need an additional attorney to help with
the workload increase as I can hire and train a support staff
person to handle the majority of work associated with the footage,"
says Chief Prosecutor for the City of Kent, Tami A. Perdue. "This tool has completely
changed my staffing recommendations, and consequently, will save
our City a significant amount of money. I am very impressed with
the product."
The Axon AI team engaged with the AI & Policing Technology
Ethics Board on Redaction Assistant and will continue to
collaborate with them on future development of AI technologies. The
mission of this independent board is to provide expert guidance to
Axon on the development of its AI products and services, paying
particular attention to its impact on communities.
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 215,000 lives
and countless dollars have been saved with the Axon network of
devices, apps and people. Learn more at www.axon.com or by calling
(800) 978-2737.
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