Hackers managed to alter crosswalks in some California neighborhoods to mock the tech billionaires.
Videos circulating online reportedly show crosswalks in Silicon Valley that were hacked to sound like the voices of tech billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. Video footage by Bulou Varanisese posted on Instagram displays a crosswalk in Palo Alto, California broadcasting an Elon Musk impression.
"Hi, this is Elon Musk, welcome to Palo Alto, the home of Tesla engineering," the voice says. "You know, they say money can’t buy happiness and…I guess that’s true. God knows I’ve tried. But it can buy a Cybertruck and that’s pretty sick right? F*** I’m so alone."RELATED: Elon Musk email to federal employees targeted in lawsuitStoryful noted that another video from Palo Alto shows a crosswalk manipulated to sound like Mark Zuckerberg."It’s normal to feel uncomfortable or even violated as we forcefully insert AI into every facet of your conscious experience," a voice says. "And I just want to assure you, you don’t need to worry because there’s absolutely nothing you can do to stop it.The Los Angeles Times reported that officials in Redwood City identified four locations with hacked crosswalk signals, while Menlo Park, California Department of Transportation officials told the news outlet that they were holding discussions with the city to investigate a hacked crosswalk near the Meta campus.RELATED: A brief history of Mark Zuckerberg's public apologiesMeanwhile, a City of Palo Alto spokesperson told the social news platform Storyful that a city employee shared that the voice announcement feature of a crosswalk at an intersection "was not functioning properly."The spokesperson explained to Storyful, "It was later determined that 12 downtown intersections were similarly malfunctioning, and that tampering may have occurred on Friday."The individuals behind the hacking of the crosswalks are currently unknown as officials in the California cities conduct investigations.
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