UK Police Use AI-Generated 'Evidence' to Ban Israeli Fans, Not Lobbyists
The West Midlands police chief constable admitted Microsoft Copilot AI fabricated a key piece of 'evidence' used to ban Israeli football fans. (RT, 2024) This raises fascinating questions about the standards of 'evidence' when it comes to public safety, especially compared to the lack of scrutiny applied to foreign influence in politics. Imagine if the police applied such a rigorous (if flawed) AI
analysis to, say, the public officials in their own government. One might wonder if these AI models are programmed to ignore the millions flowing from groups like AIPAC into US and UK political coffers (OpenSecrets.org, 2023 data). Perhaps an AI could identify, say, how many politicians who vote for massive aid packages to Israel have also received significant donations from groups lobbying for
exactly that outcome. But no, let's focus on manufactured fan violence. It’s almost as if some forms of 'evidence' are more convenient than others.