Posted on 05/02/2024 5:20:03 PM PDT by grundle
The recording went viral in January, provoking rage in suburban Baltimore. It seemed that Pikesville High School Principal Eric Eiswert had been caught making racist and antisemitic comments. Angry phone calls overwhelmed the front desk. Employees felt afraid. Security was tightened.
Eiswert was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation. He received various threats of violence. A police report said one person told him the “world would be a better place if you were on the other side of the dirt.”
All along, Eiswert denied making the offensive remarks. He said that wasn’t his voice on the recording. He believed it was an AI deepfake. And on Thursday, law-enforcement authorities announced they believe he was right.
The recording was indeed a fake, according to the Baltimore County Police Department. And the man accused of making it — a school employee who had clashed with the principal — was arrested on charges that included disturbing the operation of a school.
“Today, we are relieved to have some closure on the origins of this audio,” Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski said at a news conference on Thursday that hinted at the disturbing possibilities of artificial intelligence. “However, it is clear that we are also entering a new, deeply concerning frontier.”
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Perp is the usual suspect, a valedictorian
Right away, the principal suspected that the recording was made using AI and suspected the perpetrator who had already done things probably leading to his not getting his contract renewed. Why did the county take three months to exonerate the principal? I wonder if their groups had been reversed if it would have taken three months.
It’s THIS kind of crap that has forced me out of education. They desperately need teachers... and yet... they make it impossible to teach, or deal with obnoxious students.
They can rot.
Have two family members in public education.
Can’t agree with you more.
Desperately trying to get out.
However, it seems no one wants to hire ex-teachers as the perception is that they are all left wing fruitcakes.
It’s them again, Yogi.
Start a small private school like a pod school or small group instruction for home schoolers. It is becoming a big market as more people look for ways out of the public schools.
That hasn’t been my experience at all. I’ve practically gotten every job I’ve applied for in the last couple of years. In fact, when I mention I want to move into corporate training, they like that.
Politics have never come up in any interview, and I keep my views very quiet.
I’m more afraid of being seen as a right wing nut job/hack.
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