Fundamentals of Deep Learning: Designing Next-Generation Machine Intelligence Algorithms

by Nithin Buduma, Nikhil Buduma

We're in the midst of an AI research explosion. Deep learning has unlocked superhuman perception to power our push toward creating self-driving vehicles, defeating human experts at a variety of difficult games including Go, and even generating essays with shockingly coherent prose. But deciphering these breakthroughs often takes a PhD in machine learning and mathematics.

The updated second edition of this book describes the intuition behind these innovations without jargon or complexity. Python-proficient programmers, software engineering professionals, and computer science majors will be able to reimplement these breakthroughs on their own and reason about them with a level of sophistication that rivals some of the best developers in the field.

Learn the mathematics behind machine learning jargon
Examine the foundations of machine learning and neural networks
Manage problems that arise as you begin to make networks deeper
Build neural networks that analyze complex images
Perform effective dimensionality reduction using autoencoders
Dive deep into sequence analysis to examine language
Explore methods in interpreting complex machine learning models
Gain theoretical and practical knowledge on generative modeling
Understand the fundamentals of reinforcement learning

Genres: Artificial Intelligence, Technology

387 pages, Paperback

Published June 21, 2022

Reviews

[to'c · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very informative book that taught me a lot about the current (as of the writing) state of neural network research. Chock full of information. And math!

The book could use some deeper editing, tho'. Especially when it refers to colors in the black and white diagrams and illustrations. I didn't find all of the diagrams and illustrations useful but many were quite eye opening and were a lesson in themselves.