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Re:Ask HN: How to learn AI from first principles? by __alexander on Sunday January 26, 2025 @06:00PM (#42835158)
I’m starting down a similar path with these two books

How AI Works - https://nostarch.com/how-ai-works

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Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/677608/why-machines...

Re:Ask HN: How to learn AI from first principles? by HardikVala on Sunday January 26, 2025 @06:17PM (#42835326)
Thanks for the recommendations. What's your impression of these texts so far?
Re:Ask HN: How to learn AI from first principles? by __alexander on Wednesday January 29, 2025 @10:57PM (#42874674)
I’m enjoying How AI Works but I have not made it to the other yet.