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Copilot makes up soccer match

2026-01-14 18:19:59.045433+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Imagine having to eat this much crow because you let your staff use an LLM...

The Verge: UK police blame Microsoft Copilot for intelligence mistake / Copilot invented a nonexistent football match that was included in an intelligence report. (Via)

Matt Burgess @mattburgess@infosec.exchange links to the actual letter, noting:

Absolutely wild that a UK police chief has now—after previously denying it— confirmed that a fictitious football match that led to a ban of Israeli fans... was generated by AI.

The letter from Craig Guildford QPM VR DL, Chief Constable.

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