Up Against Reality – Up Against Reality

By Chris Ippolito and Larry Bentley

A meta-podcast that explores the intersection of humanity and artificial intelligence.... more

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The podcast currently has 166 episodes available.

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June 23, 2026 Episode Rewind: AI Bubble (Too Big to Fail)
We rewind to our conversation from November 11, 2025 about whether the AI boom is becoming too big to fail. From OpenAI and NVIDIA to Wall Street speculation and the circular economy forming around AI, we revisit whether this is the next great technological revolution, the next great bubble, or somehow both.
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54min
June 16, 2026 AI IPOs
The tech elites swore AI was too dangerous for capitalism, right up until Wall Street waved a three-trillion-dollar check. Today we unpack the ultimate corporate sellout alongside killer drones, Claude Fable 5, and lawyers getting wrecked by ChatGPT.
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35min
June 09, 2026 Local LLMs
Data centers had their moment — last week, actually. This week we're talking about the other side: local LLMs, the Mac Mini as an accidental AI powerhouse, and why "just run it yourself" is suddenly a real answer.
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38min
June 02, 2026 Data Centers
They built the future in your backyard, signed an NDA with your mayor, and sent you the water bill. This week we force open the windowless boxes at the center of everything: data centers.
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35min
May 26, 2026 Google I/O 2026
We’re unpacking everything from Google I/O and why their head of AI says we’re standing in the "foothills of the singularity." Plus, an all-AI feature film crashes Cannes, Barnes & Noble’s massive PR bonfire, and the Pope teaming up with an AI startup at the Vatican. Wait, what?
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40min
May 19, 2026 12 Ways AI Ends the Human Era
99.9% of every species that ever existed is extinct. This week, we explore Max Tegmark’s twelve AI future scenarios and ask how artificial superintelligence, failed alignment, surveillance, automation, and human self-destruction could bring the human era to an end.
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40min
May 12, 2026 Jim DeWitt
Jim DeWitt joins us to talk AI agents, portable brains, and why the future of intelligence might need an owner’s manual. Meanwhile: Spotify’s getting weirder, Hollywood’s panicking, and the AI gold rush just hit another absurd milestone. Business as unusual.
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51min
May 05, 2026 Codex-Obsessed
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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35min
April 28, 2026 Episode Rewind: The Dead Internet Theory
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.
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55min
April 21, 2026 Stanford HAI Report 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.
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40min

FAQs about Up Against Reality – Up Against Reality:

How many episodes does Up Against Reality – Up Against Reality have?

The podcast currently has 166 episodes available.