A Maryland high school athletic director is facing criminal charges for allegedly using artificial intelligence to create a fake audio recording of the school's principal making racist and antisemitic comments about teachers and students. The recording, which spread on social media, led to Principal Eric Eiswert's temporary removal from the school and caused significant disruption for staff and students. Police investigated the incident and determined that the recording was generated using AI technology.
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00:02A Maryland high school athletic director is facing criminal charges for allegedly using
00:06artificial intelligence to create a fake audio recording of the school's principal
00:10making racist and anti-semitic comments about teachers and students.
00:14The recording, which spread on social media, led principal Eric to temporarily
00:19remove from the school and cause significant disruption for staff and students.
00:23Police investigated the incident and determined that the audio that was generated was using AI
00:28technology. The man was arrested on charges of stalking, theft, and disruption of school
00:33operations and retaliation of a witness. For all things money visit Benzinga.com