Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning

By Christopher M. Bishop,

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Pattern recognition has its origins in engineering, whereas machine learning grew out of computer science. However, these activities can be viewed as two facets of the same field, and together they have undergone substantial development over the past ten years. In particular, Bayesian methods have grown from a specialist niche…

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Bishop’s book laid the mathematical groundwork for me, making it a solid foundation for anyone venturing into Generative AI.

I love how it covers Bayesian inference, graphical models, and machine learning fundamentals in a clear, approachable way. I also think, in my personal opinion, that reading my book after this one would be a natural progression to understand where AI is heading, building on the core concepts that Bishop established. 


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