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

by Nithin Buduma, Nikhil Buduma, Joe Papa

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 jargonExamine the foundations of machine learning and neural networksManage problems that arise as you begin to make networks deeperBuild neural networks that analyze complex imagesPerform effective dimensionality reduction using autoencodersDive deep into sequence analysis to examine languageExplore methods in interpreting complex machine learning modelsGain theoretical and practical knowledge on generative modelingUnderstand the fundamentals of reinforcement learning

392 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 16, 2022