Why Did SpaceX's NYC Council Source Only Talk About Parking?

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What BBN said on air. The facts are in the original report: CNBC.

1. Hank LedgerA lighter note after that. SpaceX has agreed to testify before the New York City Council about AI safety risks, after getting a subpoena.

2. Hank LedgerWith me is a source familiar with the matter, who is speaking anonymously from a parking garage. Sir, can you hear me?

3. Barnaby Okonkwo-ReyesLevel three, pillar fourteen. I can hear you, and I need you to stop saying garage out loud.

4. Hank LedgerSo what can you tell us about why the Council issued this subpoena?

5. Barnaby Okonkwo-ReyesLevel three, pillar thirteen. A subpoena was issued. I have never said that to anyone, and you did not get it from me.

6. Hank LedgerIt was in the headline, sir.

7. Barnaby Okonkwo-ReyesLevel two, pillar nine. That is exactly what they want you to think. Also, I am parked in a spot marked compact.

8. Hank LedgerLet me ask you plainly. Do you know what SpaceX will say to the Council about AI safety?

9. Barnaby Okonkwo-ReyesLevel two, pillar six. I understand there will be chairs. In a row. And a microphone, possibly two.

10. Hank LedgerChairs.

11. Barnaby Okonkwo-ReyesLevel one, pillar two. I have a ticket stub I cannot feed into the machine, and I have not slept since Sunday.

12. Hank LedgerSo is that a yes, that you know nothing about this matter? Because that is what I am hearing.

13. Barnaby Okonkwo-ReyesStreet level, no pillar. I know the machine is broken. That is all I know, and I will say it under oath.