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Someone Hacked A Crosswalk Button To Play AI-Generated Voices Of Elon Musk And Mark Zuckerberg Mocking People

California pedestrians were surprised to hear AI-generated voices of Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and even President Donald Trump playing after pressing crosswalk buttons. Videos online show the AI-generated voice clips expressing loneliness and satisfaction in undermining democracy in a very elaborate prank.

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Several videos shared online show the many messages that California pedestrians heard after pressing crosswalk buttons. According to The Independent, hacked crosswalk buttons were located across the Bay Area in Redwood City, Menlo Park, and, of course, Palo Alto.

"Hi, this is Elon Musk," one Musk AI-generated voice said. "Welcome to Palo Alto, the home of Tesla engineering. You know, they say money can't buy happiness, and yeah, okay, I guess that's true. God knows I've tried. But it can buy a Cybertruck, and that's pretty sick, right? Right? F***, I'm so alone."

In another video involving Musk, the AI voice states that he used to believe Donald Trump was a "sack of s**t." However, after getting to know Trump, or at least the AI-generated one, the AI-Musk voice claims that Trump is "sweet, tender, and loving." At the same time, an AI-generated voice of Trump is heard saying, "Sweetie, come back to bed."

'Zuck Here'

In another video, an AI-generated voice of Mark Zuckerberg delivers a more politically charged message.

"Hey, it's Zuck here," the AI voice said. "I just want to tell you how very proud I am of everything we've been building together. From undermining democracy to cooking our grandparents' brains with AI slop, to making the world less safe for trans people. Nobody does it better than us, and, uh, and I think that's pretty neat. Zuck out!"

Redwood City Deputy City Manager Yennifer Yamaguma told Palo Alto Online that four different crosswalk signals were hacked. She stated that the unauthorized messages were disabled and are working to strengthen their security.

"We also want to remind the public that tampering with City infrastructure, including crosswalk signals, is unlawful and poses a safety risk," Yamaguma added.

Meghan Horrigan-Taylor, a City of Palo Alto spokesperson, similarly told the outlet that 12 locations were hacked. Similarly, all were promptly disabled, saying that the hacking might have occurred on Friday, April 11.