UK Police Officer Accused of Using AI to Fake Evidence (thetimes.com) 23
The Sunday Times reports:
A criminal investigation has begun after a police officer allegedly used AI to create evidential material in a "number of cases". Derbyshire Constabulary said an officer was being investigated over an allegation of suspected perverting the course of justice. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) confirmed it was engaging with defence lawyers and the courts over potentially affected cases...
It is the first known allegation of AI misuse by police in a criminal case in the UK, but it follows an incident last year in which West Midlands police relied on AI-generated material that fabricated a match involving Maccabi Tel Aviv. The material was used in intelligence supporting a proposed ban on away fans at the club's match against Aston Villa.
It is the first known allegation of AI misuse by police in a criminal case in the UK, but it follows an incident last year in which West Midlands police relied on AI-generated material that fabricated a match involving Maccabi Tel Aviv. The material was used in intelligence supporting a proposed ban on away fans at the club's match against Aston Villa.
How about a link to the same article (Score:3, Informative)
Just not behind a paywall?
https://www.bbc.com/news/artic... [bbc.com]
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BBC is paywalled now. Welcome to the future.
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The article for some reason links to paywalled thetimes.com instead of bbc...
BBC link for those interested: https://www.bbc.com/news/artic... [bbc.com]
Use 'archive.is/' to skip paywalls (Score:2, Informative)
Try inserting "archive.is/" before the URL:
archive.is/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8wppwdxl6o
Or you can use tthe short link if you prefer: https://archive.is/8jkOO [archive.is]
You're welcome. :)
Another honest job lost to the AI machine (Score:5, Funny)
Back in my day being a corrupt cop required imagination, ingenuity and guts. Also racism. Now it's all just baked into the machine. Before you know it, AI will be beating your wife for you, too. Absurd.
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And homophobia!
And misogyny!
And ageism!
And regligous bigotry!
And partisanal bias!
And, if all else fails, a deep distrust of everything different from oneself!
So, practically all copy were corrupt then. And now.
Not *that* new (Score:4, Insightful)
Police was already faking evidence (for example planting drugs). This is a new technical mean to do it more easily and more convincingly. The issue until now is underwhelming accountability.
Re:Not *that* new (Score:4, Interesting)
My favorite example is when they faked a DNA result and show it a suspect to get a confession. Once they even submitted it to the judge. The defendant, being innocent asked for a trial and the Prosecutor had to ask for a certified copy which the technicians refused to do.
( https://www.nbcnews.com/news/u... [nbcnews.com] )
Note, there are similar cases in Japan (Saga Prefecture) and Colorado (CBI)
Wait what.. (Score:1)
Are cops held to a higher standard in the UK than the US? Seems like whenever a cop puts away an innocent person using Ai, they get a slap on the wrist, at most.
Re:Wait what.. (Score:5, Informative)
In general UK police have a higher standard, somewhere around medium. Other bits of Europe are much better, Norway have a higher bar for entry. US is one of the very worst.
https://worldpopulationreview.... [worldpopul...review.com]
Training doesn't equal standards, but is a reasonable indicator of results expectation.
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*you're
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Most democracies hold their police to a higher standard than in the US. Also, regular citizens don't have to obey them without question.
they don't need to obey them without question in America either. there's always the option of getting shot instead. Sometimes you can get both !
Could always be done but (Score:2)
This could have been done years ago but it's much easier now. The ease and power that AI offers is unprecedented and that's precisely its problem. Due to its local nature it can't be regulated either. This is why AI has crossed the threshhold as a technology that should not be used and it should be banned with severe penalties. We simply cannot handle this level of power.
Breaches of trust should be heavily penalized (Score:3)
Any justice official caught fabricating evidence ought to receive the typical sentence for the crime they were fabricating evidence for, plus time for the offense of violating the public trust/their duty.
Every new technology makes good and evil easier (Score:2, Interesting)
The industrial revolution enabled corrupt governments to spread their corruption far more massively than before.
The computer itself enabled people to commit crimes more quickly and cheaply.
The internet enabled thieves to pick your pocket without ever getting physically close to you.
AI lets scammers become far more convincing at a larger scale.
Each of these technologies (in my opinion) was a net good for humanity, but each brough with it new evils that we had to learn to combat.
AI is *supposed to make our jobs easier I thought (Score:3)
So what exactly is the problem?
We live in an absurd World (Score:2)
The only reason the UK Police are resorting to using AI to fabricate evidence is the fact
that they haven't had time to make everything illegal yet. ( Though they're working on it )
See people getting arrested for merely voicing their opinions online . . . . . :|
https://nypost.com/2025/08/19/... [nypost.com]
https://www.forbes.com/sites/s... [forbes.com]
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/03... [cnn.com]
Unpossible (Score:2)
Cops are crooked? That's unpossible!