Overview
- Chief constable Craig Guildford told the Home Affairs Committee that a Microsoft Copilot output generated an erroneous West Ham vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv result that was included in an intelligence report.
- Guildford had previously denied using AI for the report, attributing the error to social media scraping before correcting the record in his letter.
- The committee noted the referenced game never occurred and that West Ham played Olympiacos on the date Copilot suggested a match with Maccabi Tel Aviv.
- The flawed report informed a Birmingham Safety Advisory Group decision that barred Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters from a November Europa League match at Aston Villa.
- Microsoft had not provided an on-the-record explanation at the time of publication, as coverage highlighted Copilot’s known risk of hallucinations and its growing deployment in workplaces and public institutions.