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Up Against Reality

Chris Ippolito and Larry Bentley

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.

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  • Avg 45 min
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  • S1 · E132
    April 28 · 54 min

    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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    April 21 · 39 min

    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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  • S1 · E131
    April 14 · 34 min

    Claude Mythos

    Anthropic just built an AI so "dangerously good" at hacking that they’ve locked it in a digital vault—and we’re cracking it open to uncover the Claude Mythos behaviors that terrified its own creators. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE AI Models & Technical Reports Anthropic – Claude Mythos Preview System Card Google Gemma 4 NotebookLM by Google If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies by Eliezer Yudkowsky The Revenge of Analog: Real Things and Why They Matter by David Sax Nicholas Carlini’s Analysis of Claude’s Hacking Capabilities Angine de Poitrine (Microtonal Math Rock) | Full Performance PODCAST INFO:Podcast Website: UpAgainstReality.com Episode link: https://upagainstreality.com/2026/04/14/claude-mythos/Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/up-against-reality/id1689699654 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/29wpR2Uf0d19FjTH2QubcD?si=a6359f9aa1964170 RSS: upagainstreality.com/feed/podcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/upagainstreality

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