Re:Ask HN: How to learn AI from first principles?
by B-Con on Sunday January 26, 2025 @06:08PM
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By "first principles" do you mean something long "learn from the ground up" or " from basic building blocks"?
I like learning things starting from small, atomic this, then building up and learning higher layers of abstraction and functionality later. I tend to find hands on totals too "top down" in the sense that they start with all the told in place and then give you a cursory look into what's actually happening.
Personally I feel like most things in the world aren't really that complicated when you understand the building blocks. There are a few core ideas and then a bunch of layers on top to organize and utilize those ideas for different applications. So if I have an interest in something I want to learn from the ground up.
I like learning things starting from small, atomic this, then building up and learning higher layers of abstraction and functionality later. I tend to find hands on totals too "top down" in the sense that they start with all the told in place and then give you a cursory look into what's actually happening.
Personally I feel like most things in the world aren't really that complicated when you understand the building blocks. There are a few core ideas and then a bunch of layers on top to organize and utilize those ideas for different applications. So if I have an interest in something I want to learn from the ground up.