DeepfakeHigh
High School Athletic Director in Baltimore County Allegedly Created Racist Deepfake Audio Impersonating Principal
- Occurred
- Jan 15, 2024
- Published
- Aug 14, 2025
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
Dazhon Darien, former athletic director at Pikesville High School in Baltimore, allegedly used AI to create a purported deepfake audio clip impersonating Principal Eric Eiswert, embedding racist and antisemitic remarks. According to reports, the clip was intended to discredit Eiswert and was widely circulated, with some accounts linking it to threats and his placement on administrative leave. On April 28, 2025, Darien was reportedly sentenced to four months in jail after pleading guilty to disturbing school operations.
Developers
- Deepfake technology developers
Deployers
- Dazhon Darien
Harmed parties
- Pikesville High School students and staff
- Pikesville High School
- Eric Eiswert
- Baltimore County Public Schools community
Tags
- Audio
- Deepfake
- response
Classification
Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: AI-generated deepfake audio used for harassment and defamation led to criminal charges and jail time.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8