Juilliard-trained composer, prog rock frontman, and 30-year piano teacher Mark Asch joins Up Against Reality to ask the question musicians are quietly panicking about: can AI make real art, or just really good karaoke? From scoring Fortune 500...
Data centers had their moment — last week, actually. This week we're talking about the other side: local LLMs, the Mac Mini as an accidental AI powerhouse, and why "just run it yourself" is suddenly a real answer.
When AI steers civility off course, who’s left to pull the brakes? From deepfakes to algorithm-fed rage, we’re exploring the tech-fueled chaos nudging humanity’s worst instincts—and asking, can AI itself bring us back from the edge of incivility?
From robotic burrito bowls at Chipotle to resurrected nuclear plants quenching AI’s insatiable appetite for electrons, this week’s news is next level! Plus, we take ChatGPT’s new Advanced Voice feature for a spin, with some impressive results.
Feast on a banquet of this week’s AI news, and for dessert, an episode rewind—because a little trip down random access memory lane hits the sweet spot! ASI-1 has become self-aware. What might the first minutes, hours, and days look like on Earth...
Can humanity and AI coexist harmoniously? Today, we delve into the evolving relationship between technology and our human essence, examining how we remain uniquely human as AI transforms our surroundings.