Deep Learning

By Ian Goodfellow, Yoshua Bengio, Aaron Courville

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Book description

An introduction to a broad range of topics in deep learning, covering mathematical and conceptual background, deep learning techniques used in industry, and research perspectives.

“Written by three experts in the field, Deep Learning is the only comprehensive book on the subject.”
—Elon Musk, cochair of OpenAI; cofounder and CEO…

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2 authors picked Deep Learning as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Deep learning burst on the scene in 2012 with the success of the AlexNet model in the ImageNet competition. The first comprehensive deep learning text was this one, released in 2016.

It’s almost a necessity for deep learning practitioners, but it is not for beginners. Think of it as a graduate-level text. After eight years, some portions read as slightly dated, but the essentials have not changed.

This is a very technical, truly academic book. I’d recommend reading it 4th or 5th if you felt that prior books did not have sufficient rigour. While this book is academic, it has been lauded by many for its clarity. This is a great book to really think about fundamentals and see what sorts of things can go wrong—even in applied settings.

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