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Stanford&#8217;s AI Index landed — 420 pages confirming what you already suspected: it&#8217;s not coming, it&#8217;s here, and it&#8217;s been redecorating the place. This week: Robot soldiers, AI bosses, cognitive surrender, and the report that reframes it all.
LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
<a href="https://upagainstreality.com/public_html/tone-match-lab/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tone Match Lab &#124; Larry’s vibe coded audio processing app</a>
<a href="https://hai.stanford.edu/ai-index/2026-ai-index-report" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Stanford University HAI 2026 AI Index Report</a>
<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=https://chat.lmsys.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">LMArena (formerly Chatbot Arena)</a>
<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/741805/co-intelligence-by-ethan-mollick" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Co-Intelligence by Ethan Mollick</a>
<a href="https://robots.com.ua/en/ratel-s-zaminovuvach" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ratel S &#8220;Kamikaze&#8221; Robot</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@aiexplained-official" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">AI Explained &#124; YouTube</a>
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Episode Rewind: The Dead Internet Theory

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.