Rebels of Reason: The History of AI from John Willis

You're invited to the official book launch party for Rebels of Reason, the first comprehensive narrative tracing the evolution of artificial intelligence—from wartime computation to world-changing technologies.

Join author John M. Willis and host Mark Hinkle for a live, launch-day conversation exploring how thinkers like Alan Turing, Norbert Wiener, Marvin Minsky, and Jay Forrester set the stage for the AI systems being built today by leaders like Demis Hassabis, Yann LeCun, Fei-Fei Li, and Jensen Huang.

This isn’t just a webinar—it’s the first and only event on launch day for the book. Expect foundational insights, hidden backstories, and strategic takeaways as we mark the release with substance and celebration.

> 🎁 Launch Party Giveaway: Attendees will be entered into a drawing to win signed, limited-edition copies of Rebels of Reason, available only through this event.

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### What You’ll Learn:

• How AI evolved from early symbolic logic and feedback systems into modern deep learning
• Why cybernetics and systems thinking are still critical for understanding AI behavior and alignment
• How foundational models, reinforcement learning, and enterprise-scale training architectures tie back to decades-old ideas
• What AI’s historical path reveals about its coming impact on work, society, and power
• Behind-the-scenes insight from Rebels of Reason—research, stories, and lessons learned

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### Why This Matters:

AI didn’t appear out of thin air. It grew from a complex web of academic theory, military applications, and visionary engineering. If you're building, funding, or regulating AI today, you need to understand the systems and people that came before.

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### Who Should Attend:

Anyone interested in the history and the future of AI. Whether you are CIOs, CTOs, enterprise architects, product leaders, technologists, or and strategic thinkers navigating the future of AI in business, government, and society.