Image caption, Derbyshire Police has referred a case to the police watchdog over a senior officer's use of AI A senior detective is being investigated over potential artificial intelligence (AI)-related gross misconduct. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said it had started investigating the officer after they were referred to the watchdog by Derbyshire Police following an internal review of their use of AI. The investigation into the force comes two months after a criminal investigation was launched into another officer accused of using AI systems to create evidential material in a number of cases. Derbyshire Police said on Monday it made a voluntary referral to the IOPC on 23 June regarding an officer's use of artificial intelligence. The force said the latest investigation was being independently led by the IOPC and it was unable to comment further.

Officer accused of using AI to'create evidence' Police have launched a criminal investigation into an officer accused of using artificial intelligence (AI) systems to create evidential material in a number of cases. The Derbyshire Police officer has been removed from frontline duties, pending the outcome of the investigation, said the force. The officer is alleged to have perverted the course of justice, but no arrests have been made, said police. A Crown Prosecution Service spokesperson said they were working with police, adding: We are engaging with defence teams and the courts in appropriate cases. They added: As police inquiries continue, it would not be appropriate to comment further.

Derbyshire police said they were working closely with the CPS over the alleged use of AI systems by an officer to create evidential material in a number of cases. Derbyshire police said they were working closely with the CPS over the alleged use of AI systems by an officer to create evidential material in a number of cases. Derbyshire police officer investigated over AI-generated'evidential material' A police officer is under criminal investigation over the alleged use of artificial intelligence and has been removed from frontline duties in the first known case of its kind in the UK. The officer, who has not been named, is being investigated over allegations of using the technology to "create evidential material in a number of cases" and perverting the course of justice. Derbyshire police told the Financial Times: "A criminal investigation has been launched into an allegation of perverting the course of justice after the alleged use of AI systems by an officer to create evidential material in a number of cases. "The force is working closely with the Crown Prosecution Service in relation to any potentially impacted cases." The force added the investigation was "in its early stages" and no further details were available. It said: "The officer involved has been removed from frontline duties, pending the outcome of the investigation.