A California crosswalk has officially entered the center stage of hilarious reactions after a hacker reportedly transformed its safety announcements into vocal impersonations of Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. The crosswalk in question used to guide pedestrians for safety purposes on normal days, until it started playing eerily accurate fake voice messages.
A netizen @MattStovie85 commented,
As this happened, a viral storm of memes, jokes, bizarre theories, and, of course, philosophical debates about AI and free will surfaced online. The person behind the now viral post, Elon Musk, is popular as Tesla CEO and as an expert meme connoisseur who never sits out a good joke. When he personally reshared the video, the internet again recognized him as the king of deadpan digital chaos.
Now, let us focus on the comedic nature of the incident: the ironical twist lies in the fact that two of the most influential minds of the AI era—Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, often hailed as the masters of innovation themselves, became the accidental punchlines of the public prank.
From AI-infused Teslas and humanoid bots, Elon has given us it all. On the other hand, Zuckerberg has offered us all-encompassing Metaverse ambitions. Yet, somehow, fate has it so that the masters of cutting-edge cybersecurity found their voices on the sidewalk! Welcome to 2025's most bizarre timeline.
Internet in splits as Elon Musk shares hacked California crosswalk video mimicking his and Zuckerberg’s voices
This reaction launched a much-needed wave of caution, 101 tips to the brewing pot of laughter. Some netizens were laughing and frowning on and off. After all, it is all fun and games until your Tesla tells you to do a Fortnite dance before starting the engine. AI + extremely comedic car infrastructure = cyberpunk nightmare fuel and a holy water upgrade
A netizen @MathDon wrote,
“I hope that suitable precautions are being taken to ensure that 'Teslabots/Teslas' cannot be hacked like this.”
Another X user @djcows commented,
"this is amazing lmao, now i just have to add my drawing next to crosswalk buttons"
Loyal Musk fans are giving him tips on how he can earn more, as if the multi-million-dollar company were not enough. Netizens are only doing what they do best: Deepfaking weird ideas into absurd situations.
This social media commenter @le_kimber77 posted,
“Imagine if Elon charged rent, how much more wealthy he would be.”
Another X user @HumbleCalamia shared the following reply,
Omg I’m going there just to hit the crosswalk and hear Elon bahahahahah this is great
Cue the conspiracy theories. Between planned conspiracy and viral stunt theories, fans are writing page after page, decoding this bizarre sidewalk incident.
This social media user @ApexImerialist wrote,
“This was a prank made by Elon & Zuck together…”
As the bizarre incidents unleash the wild side of social media, one Elon Musk post at a time, let us enjoy the laughter storm while it lasts!