Overview
- The Vancouver Police posted a photo of a modest drug seizure that was labeled “made with AI,” prompting users and reporters to examine the image closely.
- Observers noted visible inconsistencies in the posted picture, including mislabelled banknotes and other obvious visual alterations.
- Sergeant Adam Donalson told reporters the force used software to remove accused names and that the AI‑edited image was taken down and replaced with a cropped original.
- The department deleted the earlier AI‑edited images and issued replacement photos without the platform’s AI label, but public skepticism about why the image was edited remains and no public inquiry has been announced.
- The episode joins other recent cases of police use of generative AI that produced hallucinated reports or altered evidence, raising questions about trust, courtroom risk, and the need for clearer rules on police use of AI.