RoR Course: The Rebel Frame & the Illusion of Thinking Course

Artificial Intelligence did not begin with Silicon Valley. It began with philosophers, mathematicians, and rebels who refused to accept that intelligence was mystical.

Inspired by Rebels of Reason: The Long Road from Aristotle to ChatGPT & AI’s Heroes Who Kept the Faith by John Willis with Derek Lewis, this 8-part live course explores how AI evolved, not as a hype cycle, but as a centuries-long intellectual revolution.

Over eight bi-weekly sessions, we explore how AI learned to:
​​​​​​​- Count
- Formalize logic
- Compute
- Search
- Represent knowledge
- Learn from data
- Model uncertainty
- And ultimately generate language

​​​​​​​This course mirrors the functional structure of the book, focusing on capabilities rather than strict chronology. This also means that no heavy math or technical prerequisites are required. It is just the ideas that changed the world, making it perfect for technologists, executives, students, and the AI-curious alike.

Session 1: Wednesday, May 6th, 12 PM ET
Session 2: Wednesday, ​​​​​​​June 3rd, 12 PM ET
Session 3: Wednesday, ​​​​​​​ June 17th, 12 PM ET
Session 4: Wednesday, ​​​​​​​July 1st, 12 PM ET
Session 5: Wednesday, ​​​​​​​July 15th, 12 PM ET
Session 6: Wednesday, ​​​​​​​July 29th, 12 PM ET
Session 7: Wednesday, ​​​​​​​August 12th, 12 PM ET
Session 8: Wednesday, ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ August 26th, 12 PM ET