A UK police chief has blamed the use of AI for erroneous evidence which partially led to the banning of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a football match in Birmingham.
West Midlands Police Chief Constable Craig Guildford has apologised to MPs for giving them incorrect information.
Mr Guildford told the Commons Home Affairs Committee in a letter that his force had cited a previous match between the Israeli club and West Ham United that never happened, after using AI to search social media.
The fictitious match formed part of the force's justification for banning the Israeli fans from attending a game against Aston Villa in November.
Mr Guildford said that until last Friday afternoon he believed the mistake was caused by using Google, when in fact it was the result of Microsoft Co Pilot.
He offere
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