UK Police Officer Accused of Using AI to Fake Evidence (thetimes.com)
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- News link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/06/14/0317211/uk-police-officer-accused-of-using-ai-to-fake-evidence
- Source link: https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/police-officer-ai-evidence-qqtjdwtzj
> 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...
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> 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.
[1] https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/police-officer-ai-evidence-qqtjdwtzj
Another honest job lost to the AI machine (Score:3)
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.
Not *that* new (Score:2)
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.
Wait what.. (Score:2)
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.
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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.
[1]https://worldpopulationreview.... [worldpopul...review.com]
Training doesn't equal standards, but is a reasonable indicator of results expectation.
[1] https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/police-training-requirements-by-country
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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.
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.
How about a link to the same article (Score:2)
Just not behind a paywall?
[1]https://www.bbc.com/news/artic... [bbc.com]
[1] https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8wppwdxl6o
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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: [1]https://www.bbc.com/news/artic... [bbc.com]
[1] https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8wppwdxl6o