Is AI Trending Up or Down in 2026? | AI Reality Check

2026-04-23 · 73 min · 15 entities

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Link in episode "Is AI Trending Up or Down in 2026? | AI Reality Check": https://axios.com/2026/01/31/ai-moltbook-human-need-tech
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Link in episode "Is AI Trending Up or Down in 2026? | AI Reality Check": https://anthropic.com/news/statement-department-of-war
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Link in episode "Is AI Trending Up or Down in 2026? | AI Reality Check": https://futurism.com/science-energy/data-centers-construction-supply

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Link in episode "Is AI Trending Up or Down in 2026? | AI Reality Check": https://axios.com/2026/01/31/ai-moltbook-human-need-tech
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Link in episode "Is AI Trending Up or Down in 2026? | AI Reality Check": https://anthropic.com/news/statement-department-of-war
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Link in episode "Is AI Trending Up or Down in 2026? | AI Reality Check": https://futurism.com/science-energy/data-centers-construction-supply
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Link in episode "Is AI Trending Up or Down in 2026? | AI Reality Check": https://axios.com/2026/01/31/ai-moltbook-human-need-tech
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Link in episode "Is AI Trending Up or Down in 2026? | AI Reality Check": https://anthropic.com/news/statement-department-of-war
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Link in episode "Is AI Trending Up or Down in 2026? | AI Reality Check": https://futurism.com/science-energy/data-centers-construction-supply

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Is AI Trending Up or Down in 2026? | AI Reality Check
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Cal Newport takes a critical look at recent AI News. Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia 0:00 What has *Actually* Happened in AI in 2026? 3:07 Open Claw 27:53 Anthropic and the Department of War 49:06 Data Centers Links: Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at www.calnewport.com/slow https://www.axios.com/2026/01/31/ai-moltbook-human-need-tech https://www.macstories.net/stories/clawdbot-showed-me-what-the-future-of-personal-ai-assistants-looks-like/ https://www.anthropic.com/news/statement-department-of-war https://futurism.com/science-energy/data-centers-construction-supply Thanks to Jesse Miller for production and mastering and Nate Mechler for research and newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices