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A black Baltimore high school athletics director has been charged with using AI to generate a recording of the school's white principal going on a racist rant. Dazhon Darien, 31, previously worked as the athletic director at Pikesville High School - but was the target of a probe into the mishandling of school funds. In an act of retaliation, Darien allegedly generated a fake audio recording of the school's principal, Eric Eiswert, 'spewing racial and antisemitic insults about staff and students.' The recording, posted to an Instagram account, allegedly captures Pikesville High School principal Eric Eiswert making racially charged comments. Baltimore County Police Chief Robert McCullough said his department worked with the FBI and forensic experts from the University of California at Berkeley to investigate the recording - which circulated online in January 2024.

Pikesville High School principal Eric Eiswert's alleged video of him making racially charged remarks is being investigated by Baltimore County Public Schools. The recording is believed to be AI-generated, according to Union representatives for the principal. On the recording, the speaker called students "ungrateful black kids" and blasted Jewish synagogues, as well as Jewish community members.