Warning Shots Gemini 3 Breakthrough, Public Backlash, and Grok’s New Meltdown | Warning Shots #19
In this episode of Warning Shots, John, Michael, and Liron break down three major AI developments the world once again slept through. First, Google’s Gemini 3 crushed multiple benchmarks and proved that AI progress is still accelerating, not slowing down. It scored 91.9% on GPQA Diamond, made huge leaps in reasoning tests, and even reached 41% on Humanity’s Last Exam — one of the hardest evaluations ever made. The message is clear: don’t say AI “can’t” do something without adding “yet.”At the same time, the public is reacting very differently to AI hype. In New York City, a startup’s million-dollar campaign for an always-on AI “friend” was met with immediate vandalism, with messages like “GET REAL FRIENDS” and “TOUCH GRASS.” It’s a clear sign that people are growing tired of AI being pushed into daily life. Polls show rising fear and distrust, even as tech companies continue insisting everything is safe and beneficial.
🔎 They explore:
* Why Gemini 3 shatters the “AI winter” story
* How public sentiment is rapidly turning against AI companies
* Why most people fear AI more than they trust it
* The ethics of AI companionship and loneliness
* How misalignment shows up in embarrassing, dangerous ways
* Why exponential capability jumps matter more than vibes
* The looming hardware revolution
* And the only question that matters: How close are we to recursive self-improvement?
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