Why am I passionate about this?
As a child of the microcomputer revolution in the late 1970s, I’ve always been fascinated by the concept of a general-purpose machine that I could control. The deep learning revolution of 2010 or so, followed most recently by the advent of large language models like ChatGPT, has completely altered the landscape. It is now difficult to interpret the behavior of these systems in a way that doesn’t argue for intelligence of some kind. I’m passionate about AI because, decades after the initial heady claims made in the 1950s, AI has reached a point where the lofty promise is genuinely beginning to be kept. And we’re just getting started.
Ron's book list on the background and foundation of AI
Why did Ron love this book?
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.
2 authors picked Deep Learning as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
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 of Tesla and SpaceX
Deep learning is a form of machine learning that enables computers to learn from experience and understand the world in terms of a hierarchy of concepts. Because the computer gathers knowledge from experience, there is no need for a human computer operator to formally specify all…
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