Key bits:
The report referenced a match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and West Ham that never happened - pressed by MPs last week, Chief Constable Craig Guildford insisted that the force “do not use AI”, instead blaming a Google search
In an earlier appearance at the Home Affairs Committee, he had blamed “social media scraping” for the incorrect information
However, in a letter to the Home Affairs Select Committee released today he admits the mistake was the “result of a use of Microsoft Co Pilot” - an AI tool
The decision to ban away fans from this game is starting to look more and more incompetent. I have no idea if it was the correct decision, and I don’t trust the judgement of the people who made that decision. Clearly they did not do adequate investigation.
During the uproar, they had a match abandoned just before kickoff due to pyrotechnics in the crowd and rioting. It was a pretty good decision.