Purported Deepfake Video Circulated Among Students Targets Orrington, Maine Educator

April 22, 2025

A public school teacher in Orrington, Maine found themselves the target of a purported deepfake video generated by AI. The manipulated content was reportedly shared and circulated by some students, raising concerns about safe and secure AI practices.

The district confirmed the video had no basis in reality and took immediate action to remove it. This incident underscores the need for responsible AI governance and the importance of trustworthy AI in our society. HISPI Project Cerebellum TAIM encourages everyone to join efforts in mapping, measuring, and managing such incidents to prevent harm and ensure a safer digital environment.

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Alleged harmed parties
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Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1156

Data source

Incident data is from the AI Incident Database (AIID).

When citing the database as a whole, please use:

McGregor, S. (2021) Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents: The AI Incident Database. In Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI-21). Virtual Conference.

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