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Derbyshire police officer investigated over AI-generated ‘evidential material’

2026-06-12 · AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian

A UK police officer is under criminal investigation for allegedly using AI to create fake evidence — marking the first known case of its kind in Britain. The officer has been pulled from frontline duties while investigators figure out just how much AI-generated 'evidential material' made it into actual cases. Nothing says 'trust the process' like a cop outsourcing evidence to ChatGPT.

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