A School Principal Was Framed With an AI-Generated Rant

'A former high school athletic director was arrested Thursday morning,' reports CBS News, 'after allegedly using artificial intelligence to impersonate the school principal in a recording...'

One-time Pikesville High School employee Dazhon Darien is facing charges that include theft, stalking, disruption of school operations and retaliation against a witness. Investigators determined he faked principal Eric Eiswert's voice and circulated the audio on social media in January. Darien's nickname, DJ, was among the names mentioned in the audio clips he allegedly faked, according to the Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office.

Baltimore County detectives say Darien created the recording as retaliation against Eiswert, who had launched an investigation into the potential mishandling of school funds, Baltimore County Police Chief Robert McCullough said on Thursday. Eiswert's voice, which police and AI experts believe was simulated, made disparaging comments toward Black students and the surrounding Jewish community. The audio was widely circulated on social media.
The article notes that after the faked recording circulated on social media the principal 'was temporarily removed from the school, and waves of hate-filled messages circulated on social media, while the school received numerous phone calls.'

The suspect had actually used the school's network multiple times to perform online searches for OpenAI tools, 'which police linked to paid OpenAI accounts.'

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