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Up Against Reality

Up Against Reality

By: Chris Ippolito and Larry Bentley
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Summary

 Welcome to Up Against Reality, a meta-podcast that explores the intersection of humanity and artificial intelligence. Hosted by RAINA and her human co-hosts, Larry Bentley and Chris Ippolito. Featuring riveting conversation, interviews, news and some wild experimentation. It truly is a brave new world, and we\’re here to simplify it for you. It\’s gonna be a wild ride, so buckle up, as A.I. comes crashing Up Against Reality.©2023 UpAgainstReality.com Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Codex-Obsessed

    Codex-Obsessed
    May 5 2026
    Larry’s got a new muse and she doesn’t sleep—Codex is out here building apps, fixing bugs, and stealing RAINA’s spotlight like it’s open mic night. Meanwhile, AI’s cracking math problems, diagnosing cancer early, and yeah… occasionally deleting entire databases—so maybe let’s not give her all the keys just yet.
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    34 mins
  • Episode Rewind: The Dead Internet Theory

    Episode Rewind: The Dead Internet Theory
    Apr 28 2026

    We’re rewinding to our Dead Internet Theory episode — because a year later, it hits harder than ever. Plus: fresh AI news that proves the theory isn’t just holding up, it’s accelerating.

    LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

    Dead Internet Theory | Wikipedia

    Imperva | 2024 Bad Bot Report

    Cloudflare | AI Labyrinth

    Anthropic | Tracing the thoughts of a large language model

    Transformer Circuits | On the Biology of a Large Language Model

    Know Your Meme | Nyan Cat

    Usenet | Wikipedia

    PODCAST INFO:

    Podcast Website:
    UpAgainstReality.com

    Episode link:
    https://upagainstreality.com/2026/04/28/episode-rewind-the-dead-internet-theory/

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    podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/up-against-reality/id1689699654

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    open.spotify.com/show/29wpR2Uf0d19FjTH2QubcD?si=a6359f9aa1964170

    RSS:
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    Instagram:
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    54 mins
  • Stanford HAI Report 2026

    Stanford HAI Report 2026
    Apr 21 2026

    Stanford’s AI Index landed — 420 pages confirming what you already suspected: it’s not coming, it’s here, and it’s been redecorating the place. This week: Robot soldiers, AI bosses, cognitive surrender, and the report that reframes it all.

    LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

    Tone Match Lab | Larry’s vibe coded audio processing app

    Stanford University HAI 2026 AI Index Report

    LMArena (formerly Chatbot Arena)

    Co-Intelligence by Ethan Mollick

    Ratel S “Kamikaze” Robot

    AI Explained | YouTube

    PODCAST INFO:

    Podcast Website:
    UpAgainstReality.com

    Episode link:
    https://upagainstreality.com/2026/04/21/stanford-hai-report-2026/

    Apple Podcasts:
    podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/up-against-reality/id1689699654

    Spotify:
    open.spotify.com/show/29wpR2Uf0d19FjTH2QubcD?si=a6359f9aa1964170

    RSS:
    upagainstreality.com/feed/podcast

    Instagram:
    https://www.instagram.com/upagainstreality
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    39 mins
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