Axon's AI ethics board resign after TASER drone announcement

The majority of Axon's AI ethics board have resigned after the company announced that it's developing taser-equipped drones. In response to yet another shooting in a US school, Axon founder and CEO Rick Smith began thinking about how the company could help put a stop to the all too regular occurrence. The shooting kicked off the usual debate over whether stricter gun laws are needed. Unfortunately, we all know nothing is likely to really change and we'll be back to rehashing the same arguments the next time more children lose their lives. "In the aftermath of these events, we get stuck in fruitless debates. We need new and better solutions," Smith said in a statement.