SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/
-- Axon (Nasdaq: AAXN), the global leader in connected
public safety technologies, announced today the appointment of
three new members to its AI Ethics Board. The board was established
in April 2018 to guide the
responsible development and use of AI-powered technologies being
developed by Axon.
"Our new AI Ethics Board members bring a wealth of knowledge and
experience including privacy, social justice, and some of the most
directly relevant core science and applied machine learning topics
such as deepfake and image manipulation detection. I'm so grateful
to have their advice and perspective, and am excited to be adding
their diverse viewpoints and expertise to the Board," says Axon
Chief Product Officer and Executive Vice President of Software
Jeff Kunins. "We're committed to
being transparent and responsible in how we develop and use AI and
related technologies in our products for public safety, and our AI
Ethics Board plays an important role in guiding our work."
The newest member appointments to Axon's AI Ethics Board include
the following:
Wael Abd-Almageed
Dr. Abd-Almageed is a Research Associate Professor at the
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and a research
Team Leader and Supervising Computer Scientist with the Information
Sciences Institute, both of which are units of USC Viterbi School of Engineering. His research
interests include representation learning, debiasing and fair
representations, multimedia forensics and visual misinformation
(including deepfake and image manipulation detection) and
biometrics. Prior to joining ISI, Dr. Abd-Almageed was a research
scientist with the University of Maryland at
College Park, where he lead several research efforts for
various NSF, DARPA and IARPA programs. He obtained his Ph.D. with
Distinction from the University of New
Mexico in 2003 where he was also awarded the Outstanding
Graduate Student award. He has two patents and over 70 publications
in top computer vision and high performance computing conferences
and journals. Dr. Almageed is the recipient of 2019 USC Information Sciences Institute Achievement
Award.
Danielle
Citron
Danielle Citron
is a Professor of Law at the Boston
University School of Law where she teaches and writes about
information privacy, free expression, and civil rights. She was
named a MacArthur Fellow in 2019. Professor Citron is the Vice
President of the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative and sits on the
Board of Electronic Privacy Information and the Future of Privacy.
Professor Citron advises federal and state legislators, law
enforcement, and international lawmakers on privacy issues. She has
presented her research more than 300 times, including to federal
agencies, meetings of the National Association of Attorneys
General, the National Holocaust Museum, the Anti-Defamation League,
Wikimedia Foundation, universities, companies and think tanks.
Chris
Harris
Chris Harris is
a native Texan and passionate advocate working to transform the
criminal justice system. He currently serves as a Campaign
Coordinator for Texas Appleseed, a public interest nonprofit that
promotes social and economic justice for all Texans, and as a
Public Safety Commissioner representing District 1 in the
City of Austin. Chris has led and
contributed to winning campaigns aimed at limiting: racial
disparities in the criminal justice system, state violence,
unnecessary arrests, ICE detentions, pre-trial incarceration,
subpar indigent defense and further investment in police and
prisons. Chris is an alumni of Austin
College where he studied political science and international
relations. Previously, Chris worked in the software industry with a
focus on public sector solutions and held various roles, including
analyst, consultant, and product manager.
The Board and its subcommittees meet regularly to discuss
ethical implications of AI-powered technologies being developed by
Axon. So far, the Board has published 2 reports that offer guidance
and recommendations on technologies: Face Recognition and Automated
License Plate Readers (ALPRs).
To learn more about Axon's AI Ethics Board, please visit
www.axon.com/Ethics.
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 465,200 software seats booked
on the Axon network around the world and more than 225,000 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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