A scourge of "lawless, stateless" vessels

Marketplace Morning Report

American Public Media

News, Business

4.5 • 808 Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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But for years now, Russia has gotten around some of these sanctions through its so-called "shadow fleet" — unidentified tankers sailing with no flag or fake flags. These boats are also often uninsured, and European naval officials say the shadow fleet is growing. Are the rules of the sea now in rough waters? Also on the program: frank reflections on the uneasiness that can come with interacting with AI slop.

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0:00.0	My place in tech changes every day, but I don't fear the future, because I'm with the leader, Pluralsight.
0:08.7	Their online learning platform has the hands-on expert-led courses I need to master new tech skills and create bigger impacts.
0:17.3	So I can learn quickly and stay ahead.
0:21.0	With Pluralsight, I don't fear what's next.
0:24.0	I embrace it.
0:25.6	Tap in at Pluralsight.com and see for yourself.
0:31.2	AI slop.
0:33.1	It's getting easier to make and harder to spot.
0:36.2	From Marketplace, I'm Sabri Beneshishore in for David Bruncaccio.
0:39.8	You have probably noticed it. You're scrolling along through social media. You see an insane
0:45.2	video. You're like, how can this be real? Oh, wait, it's not. It's AI and nothing is real anymore.
0:51.7	Or is it maybe real? I don't know.
1:00.4	AI slop is only getting harder to identify and easier to make as the technology surges forward with new AI systems like Metasora or Google's nanobanana.
1:04.5	Across Marketplace programs this week, we have been hearing from people whose work
1:08.1	brings them face to face with AI's cutting edge,
1:11.9	here is our latest installment.
1:13.8	My name is Bella Falco.
1:15.6	I'm in Denver, Colorado.
1:17.3	And I am an avid social media user.
1:20.3	And I've also been in the content creation and social media world for the last six years.
1:26.5	So as someone that uses social media a lot, I'm seeing a lot of AI in a lot of different forms
1:33.4	on social media.
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