‘I’m so alone’: Crosswalk speakers across Silicon Valley hacked to play AI audio of Musk begging for friends

Multiple crosswalk buttons in California were reportedly hacked over the weekend to play AI-generated voices of billionaire tech moguls Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg.

In videos posted across social media, crosswalks in Silicon Valley cities such as Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and Redwood City, the voices of the two figures could be heard.

In one such clip, a crosswalk button, which is normally used to aid the visually impaired, posed as a lonely Musk eager to make friends.

"Hi, I'm Elon.