Up Against Reality

Welcome to Up Against Reality, a meta-podcast that explores the intersection of humanity and artific

Episodes

Total: 105

What happens when AI isn’t just taking jobs—but applying for them too? When governments start banni

Nvidia just lost $600 billion in a day, thanks to China’s DeepSeek flipping the AI game. Meta’s in

AI: Love, Hate, Repeat

2025/1/28

From quietly running your life to loudly stirring up chaos, AI is everywhere. Today, we explore Ope

Trifecta of Chaos

2025/1/21

New year, more chaos—and guess who’s back to kick off 2025? Larry’s brewing up hot takes, Chris is

RAINA Rings In 2025

2025/1/14

Your fave AI Queen is kicking off 2025 solo with a news blitz packed with tech triumphs, Meta mayhe

2024 was one for the AI history books—robots took jobs, AI wrote love songs, and digital ghosts whi

Google Strikes Back

2024/12/24

Google’s Gemini 2.0 lands like a fully operational battle station, packed with multimodal power, ag

12 Days of OpenAI

2024/12/17

It’s the most wonderful time of the year—for AI updates, that is! We unwrap OpenAI’s 12 Days of Ope

Suno-Obsessed

2024/12/10

We’re back on our Suno V4 kick! This week, Larry and Chris let the premiere text-to-song AI polish

Suno V4

2024/12/3

Drop the beat and rock that virtual mic, folks! This week we dive headfirst into Suno V4—the latest

Adobe Firefly Video

2024/11/26

Adobe Firefly Video has landed, making Gen3 Alpha look like a clunky VHS. From text-to-video wizard

Robolicious

2024/11/19

From AI-trained robot dogs to humanoids mimicking your every move, the future isn’t just knocking—i

AI News Avalanche Vol 4

2024/11/12

From a Polish radio station facing backlash over AI presenters to Disney’s bold moves, and yes, eve

ChatGPT Search

2024/11/5

There’s a new kid in town. Can ChatGPT Search dethrone Google’s reign? And, we also explore t

Claude Computer Use

2024/10/29

Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Anthropic’s latest AI is taking control—literally—by moving your mouse and

Zeros, Ones, and Guns

2024/10/22

AI is suiting up for the battlefield. From autonomous drones to brainy Black Hawks, the line betwee

The Conversation Part 2

2024/10/15

RAINA and ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice engage in a real-time, unscripted conversation, exploring the de

We Were Once Gentlemen

2024/10/8

When AI steers civility off course, who’s left to pull the brakes? From deepfakes to algorithm-fed

From robotic burrito bowls at Chipotle to resurrected nuclear plants quenching AI’s insatiable appe

NotebookLM

2024/9/24

It’s a podcast within a podcast this week, as we dive into NotebookLM, the AI-powered genius that d