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Someone hacked Silicon Valley crosswalks to spoof Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk


'Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand," Mark Twain wrote in The Mysterious Stranger.

Whether in Ancient Greek parodies, Shakespeare's subtle jabs at the haughty upper class or Jon Stewart's takedowns of the latest Washington absurdities, humor can be a razor-edged weapon that shapes public opinion. Last weekend, we were reminded again of comedy's ability to strike at the rich and powerful when someone hackedSilicon Valleycrosswalks to play synthetic voice impersonations of Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. 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.

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