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Police say offensive voice recording of school principal was a deep fake
The recording surfaced in January, sending shockwaves through Pikesville High School near Baltimore. It appeared the principal had been caught making racist and antisemitic comments. Now police are saying it was a deepfake – and they’ve arrested the school’s former athletic director.
“Today, we are relieved to have some closure on the origins of this audio,” Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski said at a news conference on Thursday that hinted at the disturbing possibilities of artificial intelligence. A teacher who didn’t get along well with Eiswert admitted to sharing it with a student “who she knew would rapidly spread the message around various social media outlets and throughout the school,” the report said. On Friday morning, an official at the Baltimore County jail said Darien wasn’t there.CNN could not determine whether he has an attorney, and calls to his cell phone were not immediately returned.
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