Athletic director used AI to frame principal with racist remarks in fake audio clip, US police say


This undated photo shows the The Pikesville High School sign on the school property. McCullough and other local officials discussed the arrest of a high school athletic director on charges ​that he used AI to impersonate a principal on an audio recording that included racist and antisemitic comments. — Lloyd Fox/The Baltimore Sun via AP

A high school athletic director in Maryland has been accused of using artificial intelligence to impersonate a principal on an audio recording that included racist and antisemitic comments, authorities said April 25.

Authorities said the case appears to be among the first of its kind in the country and called for new laws to guard against the technology. Experts also warned that artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly powerful, while the ability to detect it may lag behind without more resources.

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