It is such a burlesque hacker that is worrying that shakes the Silicon Valley. Since Friday, the pedestrian fires of several Californian cities – notably Palo Alto, Redwood City and Menlo Park – emit absurd vocal messages imitating the voices of Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and even, in some cases, Donald Trump. A high-tech hoax made using artificial intelligence, widely relayed on social networks and reported by The Verge.
In Palo Alto, a municipal spokesperson confirmed to the site Palo Alto Online that twelve crossroads in the city center have been affected. The light signals still work normally, but the voice announcements have been disabled while awaiting repairs. In Redwood City, local authorities have declared to San Francisco Chronicle that an investigation was underway.
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These artificial voices do not replace the classic safety instructions for visually impaired (like the word “Wait”), but seem to be superimposed on it. Their impact on security remains to be evaluated. Thus, an imitation of Elon Musk implores passers -by. “Hi, I’m Elon. Can we be friends? I will give you a cybertruck, promised. »»
In another extract, the voice evokes its loneliness with irony. “We say that money is not happy … but it can buy a cybertruck, and it’s already not bad, right?” No ? Damn, I’m so alone. “I thought he was just a big shit bag … But in fact, he is tender and affectionate. Come back to bed, darling, ”said a false voice of Donald Trump.
The authors of the voices were not identified
As for the synthetic version of Mark Zuckerberg, it plays in a cynical tone. “Between sabotage democracy, melt our grandparents’ brain with ia porridge … nobody does that better than us. “It is normal to feel uncomfortable or violated when you pushed your AI into every corner of your consciousness. But don’t worry, you can do absolutely nothing to prevent it, ”says another message.
According to The Verge, these diverted messages have become viral online on platforms like Tiktok or Bluesky, transforming this operation into a full -scale satirical performance. The authors of this piracy have not yet been identified.
