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According to officials, a high school athletic director from Maryland has been arrested for allegedly using artificial intelligence (AI) to generate racist and antisemitic audio messages mimicking his boss’s voice.
According to authorities, Dazhon Darien, a 31-year-old athletic director at Pikesville High School, reportedly created a recording as a form of retaliation against his boss, Pikesville Principal Eric Eiswert. Principal Eiswert was conducting an investigation into Darien’s alleged mishandling of school funds at the time.
During a press conference on Thursday, Chief of Baltimore County Police, Robert McCullough, revealed that the voice recording was brought to their attention on January 17th. Following the discovery, a comprehensive investigation was conducted to thoroughly examine the allegations before disseminating the information to the public.
“On January 17, 2024, the Baltimore County Police Department was made aware of a voice recording that was being shared on social media,” stated McCullough. “The audio file was alleged to feature the voice of Mr. Eric Eiswert, the Principal at Pikesville High School. However, we have obtained conclusive evidence that proves the recording to be inauthentic.”
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Dazhon Darien, 31, faced arrest on Thursday for several offenses, including stalking, theft, disruption of school operations, and retaliation against a witness (Baltimore County Government).
According to authorities, the FBI and a forensic analyst from the University of California, Berkeley, conducted a thorough investigation and determined that the audio recording was fake.
In the audio recording, which was initially circulated among teachers and faculty and later widely shared on social media, Eiswert’s voice can be heard expressing a rant about Black and Jewish families at the school.
According to charging documents obtained by The Baltimore Banner, comments made in the recording indicated [Eiswert’s] alleged frustrations with the test scores of African American students. The comments also suggested that the speaker believed African American students were incapable of improving their academic performance through testing.
According to the charging documents obtained by the local outlet, the recording made derogatory comments about Jewish individuals and criticized two teachers who were allegedly unfit for their positions at the school. The recording captured a conversation between [Eiswert] and an Assistant Principal from PHS.
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Eiswert faced severe consequences due to the audio, as it resulted in a barrage of hate-filled messages on social media and numerous calls to the school.
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According to the police, the audio clip had a significant impact. It not only resulted in Eiswert being temporarily removed from the school, but it also sparked a wave of hate-filled messages on social media and multiple calls to the school. Additionally, the recording caused significant disruptions for both the PHS staff and students.
Baltimore County School Superintendent Myriam Rogers stated on Thursday that the school, in collaboration with the police, is currently conducting an ongoing investigation into the incident.
During the press conference on Thursday, Superintendent Myriam Rogers of Baltimore County School informed the media that the school had initiated the administrative process to discipline Darien and was also conducting an investigation into other teachers involved in disseminating the audio.
Darien is facing multiple charges, including theft, stalking, disruption of school operations, and retaliation against a witness.
After appearing in court on Thursday, Darien was released on a $5,000 unsecured bond.
Fox News Digital’s request for comment went unanswered by both Baltimore County School and the Baltimore District Attorney’s office.
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