Remotely Operated Taser-Armed Drones Proposed by Taser Manufacturer as Defense for School Shootings in the US
June 1, 2022
Axon Enterprise considered development of remotely operated drones capable of tasering at a target a short distance away as a defense mechanism for mass shootings, despite its internal AI ethics board’s previous objection and condemnation as dangerous and fantastical.
- Alleged deployer
- none
- Alleged developer
- axon-enterprise
- Alleged harmed parties
- us-schools, us-students
Source
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