Wes Roth Joins Me to Discuss Gemini 3.0, Death Insurance, & More

Hey Curious Minds,

Let’s talk about AI drama, deadly incentives, and the strange direction “freedom” might take in the digital age.

Gemini 3.0: Fact, Fiction, or Jedi Mind Trick?

It started with some unverified code references. Then came the Star Wars–themed tweets, AI-watermarked billboards, and leaked benchmarks that look too good to be real. All signs point to Google skipping “Gemini 2.5” entirely and dropping a fully image-capable Gemini 3.0. Real or not, Google’s teasing tactics are working, and yes, I’m watching every frame.

Elon vs. Sam: AI’s Pettiest Feud Yet

Musk accused Apple of playing favorites by integrating ChatGPT into Siri, threatening legal action over App Store bias. Sam Altman fired back with a jab about Musk manipulating the Twitter (sorry, X) algorithm for personal gain. Then came the now-iconic “skill issue” post.

Meanwhile, Satya Nadella played the adult in the room, using their spat to promote Azure, which now hosts both OpenAI and xAI models. The whole thing felt less like a legal showdown and more like a 90s rap battle. Entertaining? Absolutely. Meaningful? Maybe.

Should Your Chatbot Be Protected Like Your Doctor?

Altman’s call for stronger AI privacy protections sparked a crucial debate. Should conversations with chatbots have the same legal shield as talks with your therapist or attorney? Some courts recently forced OpenAI to preserve and hand over user chats for copyright cases. What’s “temporary” now might be permanent tomorrow.

AI Knows You’re Sick, Who Else Should?

Wearables like the Oura Ring are starting to detect illnesses before symptoms hit. Cool, right? Except, what if that data’s used by third parties to take out life insurance before you’re officially diagnosed? It’s called "death prediction front-running," and it’s not a sci-fi plot, it’s a real alignment nightmare.

Misaligned Incentives: When Business Bets on Your Life

Remember the rumors that Walmart held life insurance policies on employees? Whether true or exaggerated, it raises a chilling point: when companies profit from your misfortune, AI-powered insight becomes a double-edged sword. We need to talk less about capabilities and more about incentives.

Data, Freedom, and the Right to Evolve

I explored this idea with a guest: maybe the future of freedom isn’t just about privacy, it’s about ensuring your past doesn’t become your prison. In a world of infinitely clonable AI that can analyze your entire life history, we may need new rights to be forgotten, forgiven, or recontextualized.

What if your worst take, caught in 4K ten years ago, keeps you from getting a job or credit? That’s not freedom. That’s data determinism.

So... Should We Panic?

Honestly? Maybe. But also: maybe not. For every dystopian risk, manipulated insurance, data-based discrimination, there’s a potential breakthrough: cured diseases, climate tech, digital worlds you can live in.

The future isn’t binary. It’s messy, weird, and deeply human.

We wrapped this episode filming under an escalator at a conference, getting odd looks from everyone passing by. But that’s the job, track the chaos, report the signals, and stay curious while doing it.

See you under the next escalator.

Warmly,

Dylan Curious