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Up Against Reality

Up Against Reality

By: Chris Ippolito and Larry Bentley
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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
  • 12 Ways AI Ends the Human Era

    12 Ways AI Ends the Human Era
    May 19 2026

    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.

    LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

    MIT Explains the 12 Possible Endings for AI | YouTube

    Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark

    AI Aftermath Scenarios — Future of Life Institute

    What does AI do when no one is watching? | YouTube

    Statement on AI Risk — Center for AI Safety

    1961 Goldsboro B-52 Crash | Wikipedia

    Vasily Arkhipov | Wikipedia

    The Underwater Cuban Missile Crisis at 60 | National Security Archive

    Stanislav Petrov | Wikipedia

    1983 Soviet Nuclear False Alarm Incident | Wikipedia

    PODCAST INFO:

    Podcast Website:
    UpAgainstReality.com

    Episode link:
    https://upagainstreality.com/2026/05/19/12-ways-ai-ends-the-human-era/

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    RSS:
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    Instagram:
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    40 mins
  • Jim DeWitt

    Jim DeWitt
    May 12 2026

    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.

    LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

    Evenrail | Jim DeWitt

    MemPalace | Open-source AI memory system

    Open Brain | Nate Jones

    AI Second Brain | Matt Wolfe YouTube

    Obsidian

    Coffee Roaster Instruction Manual Rock Song | SUNO

    LawrenceBentley.com | Larry’s Codex-coded website

    PODCAST INFO:

    Podcast Website:
    UpAgainstReality.com

    Episode link:
    https://upagainstreality.com/2026/05/12/jim-dewitt/

    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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    50 mins
  • 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
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