By Melissa Noel ·Updated April 28, 2024
Baltimore police have arrested a former high school athletic director accused of using AI-generated recordings to simulate racist and antisemitic comments from the school principal.
Dazhon Darien, a 31-year-old former Baltimore high school athletic director, was arrested when he allegedly tried to board a flight to Houston with a weapon. Police officers with the Maryland Transportation Authority stopped Darien after finding he had an active arrest warrant and took him into custody.
According to The Baltimore Banner, Darien is accused of programming Principal Eric Eiswert’s voice to make anti-Semitic remarks in an audio clip he distributed over social media.
Baltimore County Chief of Police Robert McCollough said police believe Darienused the school’s network to search for OpenAI tools.
“We now have conclusive evidence that the recording was not authentic.The Baltimore County Police Department reached that determination after conducting an extensive investigation,” Baltimore Police Chief Robert McCullough said in a press conference Thursday.
“Through their investigations, detectives allege Mr. Darien, who was the athletic Director at the high school, made the recording to retaliate against the principal who had launched an investigation into the potential mishandling of school funds,” McCollough said.
Scott Shellenberger, Baltimore County’s state’s attorney, said this is the first time his office has seen a case involving artificial intelligence. He wants lawmakers to update legislation to take technology abuse into consideration.
There are several charges against Darien, including stalking, theft, disrupting school operations, and retaliation against a witness. He has been released on a $5,000 unsecured bond.
TOPICS: artificial intelligence Baltimore
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