"Both ACC O'Hara and I had, up until Friday afternoon, understood that the West Ham match had only been identified through the use of Google. I would like to offer my profound apology to the Committee for this error, both on behalf of myself and that of ACC O'Hara. I had understood and been advised that the match had been identified by way of a Google search in preparation for attending HAC. My belief that this was the case was honestly held and there was no intention to mislead the Committee."
"The summation, I think in the House, it was a question that was asked in the House was that, you know, you've used the AI, or West Midlands may have used AI on this particular occasion."
"We don't do that. We don't use the AI."
West Midlands Police chief constable Craig Guildford apologised to the Home Affairs Committee after providing incorrect evidence about the origin of intelligence linked to a match involving Maccabi Tel Aviv. Force leaders have faced criticism over the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending an Aston Villa Europa League match. Guildford and Assistant Chief Constable Mike O'Hara had believed a Google search identified the West Ham match, but the erroneous result arose from the use of Microsoft Copilot. Guildford stated the belief was honestly held and asserted no intention to mislead the committee. MPs had questioned whether artificial intelligence was used; Guildford denied AI use during the hearing.
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