West Midlands police chief apologises after AI error used to justify Maccabi Tel Aviv ban

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Source: theguardian.com
West Midlands police chief apologises after AI error used to justify Maccabi Tel Aviv ban

Craig Guildford says he gave incorrect evidence to MPs and mistake arose from ‘use of Microsoft Copilot’

The chief of West Midlands police has apologised to MPs for giving them incorrect evidence about the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv football fans, saying it had been produced by artificial intelligence (AI).

Craig Guildford told the home affairs select committee on Monday that the inclusion of a fictitious match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and West Ham in police intelligence “arose as a result of a use of Microsoft Copilot”.

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