Axon 'Moonshot': Cut Police/Public Gun Deaths 50% But Plan Vague
Axon says its 'Moonshot' goal is to reduce shootings between the public and police by 50% in 10 years, but how does the company, whose recent controversy caused most of its AI ethics board to resign, intend to make such a big impact on gun violence?
In this report, IPVM examines Axon's 'Moonshot' goal, including how the company hopes to achieve these goals, and Axon's objective to "obsolete the bullet."
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