Is the 21st century already spoken for? As America rage-scrolls while the lights flicker, China’s building the future – faster, cheaper, and smarter. Today, we track the global shift in power, influence, and innovation and ask whether the “Chinese Century” is already underway.

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

BETT

EDUtech Asia

DeepSeek

LM Arena Leaderboard

StepFun

Zhipu AI

01 AI

Baichuan AI

Google Labs — Project Genie

Why People are Freaking Out About Clawdbot | Matt Wolfe

Martingale Betting Strategy | Wikipedia

On This Day… 1776 | Official trailer

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We’re rewinding to January 21st, 2025—a moment when AGI buzz, agentic systems, and AI-fueled job fears collided in what we dubbed the Trifecta of Chaos. If you missed it the first time or just need a refresher, this episode captures the tension, hype, and questions that defined the start of a wild AI year. Buckle up—it’s chaos, remastered.

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Wes Roth: Claude Hires a Darkweb ‘Hitman’
https://youtu.be/f5OrAJX7ukY?si=dxhJPvbuh1iNTb3O

Why agents are the next frontier of generative AI
https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/why-agents-are-the-next-frontier-of-generative-ai

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UpAgainstReality.com

Episode link:
https://upagainstreality.com/2026/01/27/episode-rewind-trifecta-of-chaos/

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Time’s tight but the AI news avalanche won’t wait — in this mini-episode, we hit you with the week’s wildest stories, from humanoid robots getting brains to chatbots refilling your meds. RAINA, Larry, and Chris break it all down fast and fierce. Think of it as a flurry of future-shock — short, sharp, and slightly unhinged.

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

SleepFM (Stanford) — “predict disease risk while you sleep”

Doctronic — Utah AI prescription refill pilot

ChatGPT Health (OpenAI)

Unitree Robotics

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Podcast Website:
UpAgainstReality.com

Episode link:
https://upagainstreality.com/2026/01/20/mini-news-avalanche/

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