A high school employee was arrested after a deepfake AI recording imitating the school's principal making racist and antisemitic comments circulated online

Fri, 04/26/2024 - 07:47

Pikesville high school — Authorities said that this case is believed to be among the first of its kind in the country.
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A high school athletics director was arrested after a deepfake of the school's principal was shared online.
The deepfake recording imitated Eric Eiswert making racist and antisemitic remarks.
Local authorities have called for changes to the law to protect against the misuse of AI technology.

A Maryland high school athletics director, Dazhon Darien, has been arrested and charged with stalking and theft after an AI deepfake audio recording of the school's principal, which included racist remarks, was shared online.