Baltimore officials address arrest in connection to recording of principal believed to be AI deepfakeCNN1 DAY AGO
Replying to Baltimore high school athletics director Dazhon Darien is facing charges for creating a FAKE racist rant using AI. He copied the voice of the school’s principal, Eric Eiswert, to make it sound like he made racist co...Daily Mail1 DAY AGO
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