Maryland teacher arrested after principal allegedly framed with AI-generated racist rant

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A Maryland high school teacher was arrested after he allegedly used artificial intelligence to create phony audio, planting racist and antisemitic words into the voice of his boss, officials said Thursday. Dazhon Darien, a physical education teacher and athletic director at Pikesville High School, was accused of falsifying the voice of principal Eric Eiswert in January, authorities said. He's been charged with disrupting school activities.

who 'should have never been hired' at the school,' the warrant said. Eiswert has always insisted that recording, which had been sent to Darien and two other teachers the night of Jan. 16, was fake. The audio spread quickly on social media and 'had profound repercussions,' causing 'significant disruptions for the PHS staff and students,' according to the arrest warrant. Eiswert has been on paid administrative leave since the recording went viral.

 

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