Inaccurate evidence from AI tool led to police pursuing ban on Israeli football fans, MPs find
The parliamentary committee found local political pressure and an AI error influenced the fan ban, with Home Office warned a week before the November 6 decision.
- Inaccurate evidence from an AI tool led police to pursue a ban on Israeli football fans, according to a report by MPs.
- West Midlands Police admitted that it "overstated the evidence" used to make the decision to ban the fans.
- MPs found that the decision by Birmingham's Safety Advisory Group may have been "unduly influenced by political pressure" from councillors with "a stated political aim.
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‘Political pressure’ may have influenced Aston Villa v Maccabi Tel Aviv away fan ban - Birmingham Live
A damning report by MPs on the Home Affairs Committee has said local councillors may have influenced the Villa Park fan ban decision but also heavily criticises West Midlands Police, the Home Office and Police and Crime Commissioner for their failings
British police have admitted that Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were banned from the game against Aston Villa based on faulty Copilot data.
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