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Police chief admits misleading MPs after AI used in justification for banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans (www.bbc.co.uk)

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[–] CricketGreen@feddit.uk 15 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

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

[–] ClathrateG@hexbear.net 11 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Could have just pointed to the riot their ultra's did in Amsterdam when they were beating up Palestinian taxi drivers and such https://electronicintifada.net/content/how-cctv-footage-maccabi-riots-amsterdam-went-missing/51047

and the previous fines that even israel imposed for their fan's behaviour https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/sports/2022-04-08/ty-article/.premium/in-first-israels-national-soccer-association-fines-a-club-for-homophobic-chants/00000180-5ba8-db1e-a1d4-dfe973be0000

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c14v5pdn5xyo

https://www.maccabi-tlv.co.il/en/2013/10/uefa-fine-mta-e22000-for-illegal-banner/ "FEEL THE TERROR OF TEL AVIV"

https://www.timesofisrael.com/10-maccabi-tel-aviv-fans-sentenced-in-greece-for-possession-of-firecrackers-flares/

This AI bullshit just gives ammo to zionist to claim the banning was antisemitic rather than a legitimate move to protect people from ultra's who have proven to be violent(and those ultras from the inevitable retaliation which they'd then use to claim to be the victims and not the initial instigators of the violence), fucking pigs can't do anything right

[–] Olap@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Potentially lying to parliament committes should come with perjury charges. AI slop will mysteriously dissapear at that stage

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

It is perjury, but… It’s complicated. . Essentially it may be legally impossible to guarantee a fair trial held in Parliament, while the Bill of Rights prevents parliamentary offences being tried in external courts.

[–] FishFace@piefed.social 5 points 6 days ago

It should do, but AI slop is everywhere.

[–] scrchngwsl@feddit.uk 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Visstix@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago

Dunno why they needed to make up stuff with AI. Plenty of evidence from last year in amsterdam.

[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago

Certain professions should be banned from using AI until the underlying model no longer hallucinates(I.e. is not based on LLM). Namely civil servants and any legal or law adjacent profession. We can't afford to have civic life controlled by buggy software. There's a new Post Office type scandal brewing here.