## UK Police Admit Using Copilot The West Midlands police have admitted to using Microsoft Copilot and its hallucinations to make decisions. Specifically, the admission concerns the ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from entering the UK. After weeks of denials, the police chief confirmed that Birmingham's Safety Advisory Group (SAG) based part of its decision on incorrect information provided by the AI. ## Context of the Decision The decision was made in anticipation of the match between Aston Villa and Maccabi Tel Aviv, during a period of high tension following a terrorist attack in Manchester. The episode raises questions about the use of artificial intelligence tools by law enforcement and the need to carefully validate the information provided by these systems before making decisions that impact people's freedom. The reliability of LLMs remains an open issue.