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What does the new White House policy on AI mean ...

Last month, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a landmark policy putting in place long-overdue requirements on how federal agencies can – and cannot – use artificial intelligence. 

Here are our main takeaways on what it means for law enforcement.

What does the new White House policy on AI mean for law enforcement? Here are our takeaways.
Policing Project at NYU Law
Eric Andre and Clayton English Appeal Dismissal ...

The Policing Project at NYU School of Law, the global law firm Jones Day, the law firm Lawrence & Bundy, and Canfield Law LLC have filed an appeal to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the dismissal of a civil rights lawsuit against Clayton County police. A range of groups and individuals, including law enforcement officials; Tyler Perry, Jamie Foxx, and other prominent Black actors; empirical scholars; Cato Institute; NAACP Legal Defense Fund; Institute for Justice; ACLU of Georgia, have filed amicus briefs in support of the appeal.

Eric Andre and Clayton English Appeal Dismissal of Racial Discrimination Lawsuit, Receive Broad Amicus Support
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The Transparency New Yorkers Deserve: How City ...

This week, we’re highlighting testimony we provided to the New York City Council on how the NYPD has skirted democratic accountability in deploying intrusive policing technologies.

The Transparency New Yorkers Deserve: How City Council Must Hold NYPD to Account
Joshua Manson
2023 Legislative Wrap-Up

During this year’s legislative session, we provided input and drafting support on 36 pieces of legislation or regulations across 12 states. Notably, 22 of these engagements came at the express invitation of state or local partners, including both advocates and lawmakers. The most popular topics were use of force, officer decertification, and data collection and transparency, but legislators also sought to address a wide range of others, from warrant reform to police use of robots, and more.

2023 Legislative Wrap-Up
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Statement of Resigning Axon AI Ethics Board ...

Nine members of the Axon AI Ethics Board resigned following the company’s announcement that it would develop Taser-equipped drones with real-time streaming surveillance cameras to respond to mass shootings.

Statement of Resigning Axon AI Ethics Board Members

Tech Audits

Ring Neighbors Makes Major Changes to Its Interactions With Police as Part of Civil Rights Audit

Ring Neighbors Makes Major Changes to Its Interactions With Police as Part of Civil Rights Audit

Ring, one of the nation’s largest home security companies, engaged the Policing Project at New York University School of Law in civil rights and civil liberties audit, leading to substantial changes.

Policing Project to undertake independent audit of Baltimore PD’s aerial investigation program

Policing Project to undertake independent audit of Baltimore PD’s aerial investigation program

In line with our previous work in evaluating policing technologies, the Policing Project will conduct an independent, civil rights and civil liberties impact assessment of the Baltimore Police Department’s Aerial Investigation Research pilot program, scheduled to launch in May 2020.

Leading producer of police body cameras agrees to keep face recognition off its products

Leading producer of police body cameras agrees to keep face recognition off its products

In a report produced with the Policing Project, Axon’s AI and Policing Technology Ethics Board concluded that face recognition technology is not yet reliable enough to justify its use on body-worn cameras, and expressed particular concern regarding evidence of unequal and unreliable performance across races, ethnicities, genders and other identity groups.