Topic: New York Harbor

XAI filed a lawsuit to enjoin a new California law requiring AI companies to release summaries of their data training sources. The legislation aims to address the "AI porn problem" and misinformation by forcing transparency in model development. Experts suggest a "safe harbor" provision is needed to allow researchers to "red team" models—acting as malicious users to find exploits—without fear of legal prosecution.

The naval hospital ship USNS Comfort docked in New York City to treat non-coronavirus patients and relieve the city's hospital system. In a bizarre incident at the Port of Los Angeles, a train engineer was arrested for intentionally crashing a locomotive near the USNS Mercy. The engineer allegedly believed the ship was part of a government takeover conspiracy.

Climate activists in New York City launched a hunger strike to protest Governor Andrew Cuomo's potential approval of the Williams Pipeline project. The activists claim the pipeline, which would carry fracked gas from Pennsylvania, threatens "democracy and the climate." The hosts mock the inclusion of "democracy" as a casualty of a harbor pipeline.