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February 24, 2026
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Police STILL working with AI tool used to support fan ban from Aston Villa clash

Source: gbnews.com gbnews.com
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Over 20 police forces are still using the AI tool that was blocked by West Midlands Police after inaccurate evidence formed a decision to ban Israeli football fans from attending the clash against Aston Villa. A "hallucination" on Microsoft's Copilot AI was responsible for generating a match that never happened, which was included in an intelligence document justifying banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending the game at Villa Park in November. Now, at least 21 police forces are still using the Copilot tool, with eight forces across the UK definitively saying the software could not be used in investigations,...
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