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A pretty dramatic story out of Baltimore today which reveals what may be the first hate hoax perpetrated with the help of artificial intelligence. The principal of Pikesville High School, Eric Eiswert, was accused in January of making blatantly racist comments behind closed doors after an inflammatory audio file was posted on a popular Instagram account....The Superintendent denounced the comments and launched an investigation. For his part, Eiswert denied having ever made the comments and a union leader immediately suggested the "recording" had actually been produced by AI. The president of the local NAACP also condemned the statements saying she was "disappointed but not surprised." Other voices were quick to condemn Eiswert including Deray McKesson....Eiswert was apparently removed from his school and reports suggested he received threats and had police guarding his home.But last month the Baltimore Banner revealed that experts had concluded the "recording" was AI generated:...Today we got further confirmation of that as police arrested the man they say created that audio in an effort to get back at Eiswert for an earlier investigation.
Probably not the first time this has happened, certainly not the last.
Yes, nothing like running someone out of their job using the race card, all because they exposed you stealing from the coffers. Hope perp does some serious time.
Back in April we learned about a hate crime hoax in the city of Baltimore in which a black suspect used AI technology to frame a white principal for using racist language about students. The suspect's name in that case is Dazhon Darien. At the time, Darien was Pikesville High School’s athletic director. Police concluded he created the AI deepfake of principal Eric Eiswert because Eiswert had opened an investigation into some suspicious payments...But it turns out there is more to the story. Not only did Darien (allegedly) fake the audio he also faked most of his own resume. Actually, he submitted two different resumes under two slightly different names. An investigation by the Baltimore Banner found more than a dozen claims in those resumes were not true.