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John Piscitella

Incidents Harmed By

Incident 4952 Report
Carmel High School Students Reportedly Posted Racist Deepfake Videos Making New York Principal Appear to Threaten Black Students

2023-02-12

At Carmel High School in New York, three students reportedly posted AI-generated deepfake videos on TikTok impersonating George Fischer Middle School principal John Piscitella and a sheriff's-office member making racist slurs and violent threats against Black students. The videos were reported to school officials on February 12, 2023, and parents later criticized the district's communication and safety response.

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unnamed high school students

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 495
    2 Reports

    Carmel High School Students Reportedly Posted Racist Deepfake Videos Making New York Principal Appear to Threaten Black Students

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students

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 495
    2 Reports

    Carmel High School Students Reportedly Posted Racist Deepfake Videos Making New York Principal Appear to Threaten Black Students

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Unknown deepfake technology developers

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 495
    2 Reports

    Carmel High School Students Reportedly Posted Racist Deepfake Videos Making New York Principal Appear to Threaten Black Students

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Unknown voice cloning technology developers

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 495
    2 Reports

    Carmel High School Students Reportedly Posted Racist Deepfake Videos Making New York Principal Appear to Threaten Black Students

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Epistemic integrity

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 495
    2 Reports

    Carmel High School Students Reportedly Posted Racist Deepfake Videos Making New York Principal Appear to Threaten Black Students

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Teachers

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 495
    2 Reports

    Carmel High School Students Reportedly Posted Racist Deepfake Videos Making New York Principal Appear to Threaten Black Students

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Educators

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 495
    2 Reports

    Carmel High School Students Reportedly Posted Racist Deepfake Videos Making New York Principal Appear to Threaten Black Students

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Educational communities

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 495
    2 Reports

    Carmel High School Students Reportedly Posted Racist Deepfake Videos Making New York Principal Appear to Threaten Black Students

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Unknown deepfake technology

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 495
    2 Reports

    Carmel High School Students Reportedly Posted Racist Deepfake Videos Making New York Principal Appear to Threaten Black Students

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Unknown voice cloning technology

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 495
    2 Reports

    Carmel High School Students Reportedly Posted Racist Deepfake Videos Making New York Principal Appear to Threaten Black Students

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TikTok

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 495
    2 Reports

    Carmel High School Students Reportedly Posted Racist Deepfake Videos Making New York Principal Appear to Threaten Black Students

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