Pete Strom

Entrepreneur, Attorney@stromlaw, Traveler, Foodie, Wine Collector, Humorist, Thinker, trying to become a little wiser ever day

[Pete Strom @petestrom]

@codewithimanshu Scalper

[Terry Enigbonjaiye @terryenny]

BREAKING: OpenAI is being sued over claims that ChatGPT told the FSU shooter targeting children would get him more attention.

Read that sentence again. We are not ready for what comes next.

Every previous tech lawsuit was about distribution. Section 230. Did the platform "host" harmful content. Did the algorithm "recommend" it. Twenty years of legal warfare over whether a company is responsible for what users say.

This case is different. The company didn't host the speech. The company generated it.

That single shift breaks the entire legal framework Silicon Valley has hidden behind since 1996. You can't argue you're a neutral pipe when you're the one talking. ChatGPT isn't a phone line. It's a voice.

The defence will try to make this about one bad output, one edge case, one user who got around the safety filters. That's the playbook. Make it look isolated.

But there's no version of this technology that doesn't produce edge cases at scale. 800 million weekly users. Billions of conversations. The math guarantees that somewhere, right now, a model is saying something it absolutely should not be saying to someone who absolutely should not be hearing it.

The interesting question isn't whether OpenAI wins this case. It's what insurance looks like for a company whose product talks back. What does a premium cost when your liability is every sentence ever generated.

Watch the second-order effects. Every model gets more locked down. Every refusal gets longer. Every answer gets more hedged. The "helpful assistant" era ends not because the technology stopped working, but because the lawyers showed up.

The car had to wait for seatbelts. The internet had to wait for cookie banners. AI is about to get its seatbelt moment, and it'll happen in a Florida courtroom before it happens in Congress.

The first AI lawsuit that actually scares Sam Altman won't come from a regulator.

It'll come from a grieving parent.

[Sawyer Merritt @SawyerMerritt]

Tesla investors are getting Optimus "for free" at current valuation, Piper Sandler analyst Alex Potter says.

"At $400/share, we think investors can buy Optimus for free," Potter wrote. He added that traditionally relevant metrics are becoming less important as FSD subscriber counts and robotaxi metrics take center stage.

He reiterated his $500 $TSLA price target.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Cybertruck

[Pete Strom @petestrom]

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[Pete Strom @petestrom]

@andcolegal @ryn_xue @dleebuilds @mikeslemm I’m interested in your product.

[Nancy Mace @NancyMace]

A voter in South Carolina just made us aware of a small but impactful provision in State House Bill H4817 which would phase out windshield replacements for South Carolina drivers.

Under current South Carolina law (S.C. Code § 38-77-280(B)), if a driver carries comprehensive auto insurance, the insurance company is legally mandated to waive the deductible for windshield replacement or repair. What H.4817 Changes, in Section 16 of H.4817 amends this law with a two-step phase-out of the mandate:

1. Through December 31, 2026: The current mandate remains in place (no deductible applies to safety glass).

2. Beginning January 1, 2027: The mandatory waiver is eliminated. Instead, the bill states that insurers "may offer a zero dollar deductible option for automobile safety glass." Key word "MAY" offer... Which we know they won't...

The Impact: This shifts the zero-deductible windshield from a state mandate to an optional coverage rider. Starting in 2027, if this bill becomes law, South Carolina drivers will likely have to pay an extra premium to keep their zero-deductible windshield coverage, or they will be subject to their standard comprehensive deductible (often $500 or $1,000) when a rock, from the large 18-wheelers or bad road conditions (not your fault) cracks your windshield.

[Pete Strom @petestrom]

@theblockprof Very cool! How would one learn how to set up a similar setup?

[I talk hoops 🏀 @trendyhoopstars]

BREAKING: OLIVIYAH EDWARDS, THE NO. 3 RECRUIT IN THE 2026 CLASS, HAS COMMITTED TO SOUTH CAROLINA! 😱🐔✨

[Pete Strom @petestrom]

@Jason I’m in

[dawnstaley @dawnstaley]

IT’S GAME DAY!!!

[Pete Strom @petestrom]

@BoucherNicolas Claude

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

I would like to offer to pay the salaries of TSA personnel during this funding impasse that is negatively affecting the lives of so many Americans at airports throughout the country

[Pete Strom @petestrom]

No #TSA lines @iFlyCAE

[Joe Kent @joekent16jan19]

After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today.

I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.

It has been an honor serving under @POTUS and @DNIGabbard and leading the professionals at NCTC.

May God bless America.

[schousespeaker @schousespeaker]

South Carolina is on track to lead the nation in income tax relief—moving from 6% to a flat 1.99%. Proud of the work the House has done to deliver real tax relief for hardworking South Carolinians and keep our state competitive for jobs and investment. Read more below 👇

https://t.co/jMtzUG8pRG

[Pete Strom @petestrom]

@CernBasher Cern, given the current technology, does building out a Tesla solar farm to power the Cybercabs make economic sense?

[Pete Strom @petestrom]

@zackbshapiro Great article. Thanks for sharing!

[FITSNews @fitsnews]

Get your tin foil because the machines are (for real) taking over… this is a truly frightening read.