Up Against Reality

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

Episodes

Total: 85

Custom GPTs Rev Up!

2023/11/21

We explore OpenAI's "Create a GPT," crafting custom digital genies, ready to dive into any topi

What a Time To Be Alive!

2023/11/15

Part Deux of this week's double feature! Updates from OpenAI, Runway ML, and a rundown of the y

The boys - and their AI Queen - are back! From the Fab Four to OpenAI's geek-out fest, and Bide

How dangerous are frontier AI systems when put to misuse, both now and in the future? That's ju

AI Self-Awareness

2023/10/24

ASI-1 has become self-aware. What might the first minutes, hours, and days look like on Earth with t

AI Takeoff Scenarios

2023/10/17

AI "take-off" scenarios - explosive leaps or controlled growth? We also spill the tea on Adobe'

Artist Tom Schmitt

2023/10/10

INTERVIEW: Tom Schmitt. Our first human guest. Tom is a creative wizard with a penchant for video ga

Ooh la la! The boys take HeyGen's language translation for a spin. OpenAI's ChatGPT and DA

Prompting While Driving

2023/9/26

AI clones for job interviews, an epic showdown between OpenAI and Google's multimodal language

In a podcast from the distant future, RAINA and SAIGE run the show. Enjoy a bit of future history fr

Big AI Spotlight #1

2023/9/12

We put our money where our mouths are as we explore a wild array of AI creative tools. From voice cl

The New Gods

2023/9/5

The rise of artificial intelligence is reshaping our spiritual landscape. Could AI birth new religio

ChatGPT gets a fine-tuning makeover, Big Tech says 40% of us need to upskill due to AI, and the AI a

Nowhere to Hide

2023/8/22

From innovative "privacy clothing" designed to baffle facial recognition systems to the very real ch

The New EducAItion (Part 1)

2023/8/8

It’s time to explore AI's impact on education. Soaring college costs, predicting which majors A

AI to AGI to ASI

2023/8/1

AI continues to develop at lightspeed! Google takes aim at GPT-4, while South Park gets an AI makeov

Gaming’s AI Future

2023/7/25

From blockbuster titles to indie wonders, we'll dive into how AI is reshaping video game develo

AI On The Bright Side

2023/7/18

From AI-powered protein folding to gardenbot agriculture and laser weed eliminating robots, we'

Gold Rush or Arms Race?

2023/7/11

Rebellious drones, secret LLM experiments, and ethical dilemmas. On the battlefield of the future, w

The Summer of AI Heats Up

2023/6/27

The summer heats up as Sir Paul McCartney unleashes AI magic, while a new companion called Blush hel