Instead of the usual “walking” or “waiting” instructions from crosswalk spokespersons, pedestrians in Silicon Valley hear auditory surprises over the weekends, but rather hear seemingly deep records, mocking some of the Titans hosting the world of technology.
A series of viral videos posted on social media show crosswalk speakers playing sarcastic messages about billionaire tech giants Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg in the cities of Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Redwood, which is confusing.
It is unclear who created these messages and how they entered the transportation system. By Monday, the fake sound had been replaced by traditional “walking” and “waiting” instructions on the hacker crosswalk system, or the sound had been completely deactivated.
In a viral video, a woman presses a pedestrian call button under a modified sign to say “Boycott Tesla.” In addition to standard pedestrian instructions, the speaker also plays Fake musk monologue.
“You know it’s funny, I used to think he’s just a stupid sack [expletive]“The voice is similar to Musk’s voice, obviously referring to President Trump.” But when you know him, he is actually really sweet, gentle and loving. ”
In the background, a voice similar to Donald Trump replied: “Dear, back to bed.”
In Menlo Park, Zuckerberg Yuan’s hometown, Another viral video The voice of deception was shown to the pedestrians.
“Hi, this is Mark Zuckerberg, but the real person calls me Zuck,” the voice began. “You know it’s normal to feel uncomfortable or even violated when we force AI into every aspect of your conscious experience, and I just want to assure you that you don’t have to worry because you can absolutely do anything to stop it.
Deputy City Manager Jennifer Yamaguma said officials in Redwood City said they knew four crosswalk signals with four locations.
“After that unauthorized messages have been disabled and staff are evaluating ways to strengthen system protection,” she said. “We also want to remind the public that tampering with urban infrastructure, including crosswalk signals, is illegal and presents security risks.”
Municipal officials said locally controlled crosswalk signals, including recordings, were not hacked in Menlo Park, and municipal officials are working with crosswalk signal manufacturers to ensure they are not hacked in the future.
However, near the campuses of Menlo Park and Meta, the crosswalk signals operated by Caltrans in Menlo Park were hacked. Caltrans officials said they are communicating with the city and are investigating how to avoid future problems. Authorities said the crosswalk signal continued to operate, but the hacked audio was deactivated.
