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June 21st, 2024

Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach, 4th ed

The book "Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach" by Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig is a widely adopted textbook covering various AI topics, including agents, problem-solving, machine learning, ethics, and practical applications.

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Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach, 4th ed

The book "Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach" by Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig is a widely used textbook in the field, with over 1500 schools adopting it. The 4th US edition covers a comprehensive range of topics in artificial intelligence, including intelligent agents, problem-solving, knowledge representation, machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, robotics, and more. The table of contents for the US edition includes sections on problem-solving, knowledge, reasoning, planning, uncertain knowledge and reasoning, machine learning, communicating, perceiving, acting, conclusions, and appendices on mathematical background and notes on languages and algorithms. The book also delves into philosophical and ethical considerations, as well as the future of AI. With a focus on practical applications and theoretical foundations, the book serves as a valuable resource for students and professionals in the field of artificial intelligence.

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By @Maxatar - 5 months
There was a trend in the late 90s and early 2000s to call everything in computing "modern", and nowadays one way you can identify that a technology is likely outdated is if it calls itself modern.

While much of what's in this textbook is useful content, it's not modern, it's classical. Definitely worth learning and being familiar with, but not really the kinds of techniques that are used in practice or even in research.

By @beryilma - 5 months
Reminds me of "modern control systems" courses and books I had in graduate school that contained material developed in the 60's. I think a lot of engineering research developed in the Apollo program era has been called "modern" for some reason.
By @salamo - 5 months
Reading through the first edition (published 1995) is actually pretty interesting. At this point it's basically a historical document. The section on neural nets contains this gem from John Denker: "Neural networks are the second best way of doing just about anything."
By @nyarlathotep_ - 5 months
I've a copy of the Third edition around here somewhere.