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January 14, 2026
UK police blame Microsoft Copilot for intelligence mistake
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TL;DR
- Microsoft's Copilot AI hallucinated a football match that was included in a police intelligence report.
- The nonexistent match between West Ham and Maccabi Tel Aviv led to Israeli football fans being banned from a game.
- West Midlands Police acknowledged Copilot's error but had not fact-checked the AI's output.
- The chief constable initially provided conflicting explanations for the error before admitting Copilot's role.
- Microsoft stated that users should review the sources provided by Copilot.
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