18 books like The Master Algorithm

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Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn, Keras, and TensorFlow Aurélien Géron · 2019 · ★ 3.9 · 856p · ≈ 28h · Moderate Through a series of recent breakthroughs, deep learning has boosted the entire field of machine learning. Now, even programmers who know close to nothing about this technology can use simple, efficient tools to implement programs capable of learning from data. The updated edition of this best-selling book uses concrete examples, minimal theory, and two production-ready Python… Shares: Machine learning, Mathematics

The Alignment Problem Brian Christian · 2020 · ★ 4.3 · 356p · ≈ 11h · Moderate "A jaw-dropping exploration of everything that goes wrong when we build AI systems-and the movement to fix them. Today's "machine-learning" systems, trained by data, are so effective that we've invited them to see and hear for us-and to make decisions on our behalf. But alarm bells are ringing. Systems cull résumés until, years later, we discover that they have inherent gender biases. Algorithms… Shares: Cognitive Science, Machine learning, Social aspects, Artificial Intelligence

Underwater Robots Gianluca Antonelli · 2003 · 273p · ≈ 9h · Moderate A classic in underwater robotics. One of the first volumes in the “Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics” series, it has been a bestseller through the previous three editions. Fifteen years after the publication of the first edition, the fourth edition comes to print. The book addresses the main control aspects in underwater manipulation tasks. With respect to the third edition, it has been… Shares: System theory, Artificial Intelligence

Multimedia Technology and Enhanced Learning Yu-Dong Zhang · 2020 · 589p · ≈ 19h · Moderate This two-volume book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Multimedia Technology and Enhanced Learning, ICMTEL 2021, held in April 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held virtually. The 97 revised full papers have been selected from 208 submissions. They describe new learning technologies which range from smart school, smart class and smart… Shares: Information theory, Artificial Intelligence

Digital Transformation and Global Society Andrei V. Chugunov · 2016 · 568p · ≈ 18h · Moderate This two volume set (CCIS 858 and CCIS 859) constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Digital Transformation and Global Society, DTGS 2018, held in St. Petersburg, Russia, in May/June 2018.The 75 revised full papers and the one short paper presented in the two volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 222 submissions. The papers are organized in… Shares: Information theory, Artificial Intelligence

30-Second Coding Mark Steadman · 2021 The successful 30-Second series tackles coding, the science of programming the technology which operates in almost every aspect of modern life.  Computer code operates behind nearly everything we do – from small calculations in the home to complex executions that drive the global economy. It influences who we see, follow, and like online and describes the websites we visit, the… Shares: Mathematics, Science

Mathematical Essays and Recreations Hermann Schubert · 1899 · 160p · ≈ 5h · Challenging http://uf.catalog.fcla.edu/uf.jsp?st=UF021014217&ix=pm&I=0&V=D&pm=1 Shares: Mathematics, Philosophy

Introduction to machine learning and bioinformatics Sushmita Mitra · 2008 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Lucidly Integrates Current ActivitiesFocusing on both fundamentals and recent advances, Introduction to Machine Learning and Bioinformatics presents an informative and accessible account of the ways in which these two increasingly intertwined areas relate to each other. Examines Connections between Machine Learning & Bio Shares: Machine learning, Artificial Intelligence

Cours de philosophie positive Auguste Comte · 1800 · ★ 3.2 · 260p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Auguste Comte publie de 1830 à 1842 son Cours de philosophie positive, dont les quatre volumes constituent un système philosophique englobant l’ensemble des branches de la connaissance, parmi lesquelles la science ultime, la nouvelle « physique sociale », ou « sociologie », qui envisage de manière globale l’évolution de l’esprit humain. Shares: Mathematics, Science, Philosophy

Gödel, Escher, Bach Douglas R. Hofstadter · 1979 · ★ 4.3 · 777p · ≈ 25h · Moderate Winner of the Pulitzer Prize A metaphorical fugue on minds and machines in the spirit of Lewis Carroll Douglas Hofstadter's book is concerned directly with the nature of "maps" or links between formal systems. However, according to Hofstadter, the formal system that underlies all mental activity transcends the system that supports it. If life can grow out of the formal chemical substrate of the… Shares: Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy

Advances in artificial intelligence Canadian Society for Computational Studies of Intelligence. Conference · 1996 · 457p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Followingalongtraditionofexcellence,theseventeentheditionoftheconference of the Canadian Society for the Computational Studies of Intelligence continued the success of its predecessors. This edition re?ected the energy and diversity of the Canadian AI community and the many international partnerships that this community has successfully established. AI 2004 attracted high-quality submissions from… Shares: Machine learning, Artificial Intelligence

Life 3.0 Max Tegmark · 2017 · ★ 4.0 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate "How will artificial intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society and our very sense of being human? The rise of AI has the potential to transform our future more than any other technology--and there's nobody better qualified or situated to explore that future than Max Tegmark, an MIT professor who's helped mainstream research on how to keep AI beneficial. How can we grow our prosperity… Shares: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING, Social aspects, Artificial Intelligence, Science

Structured Object-Oriented Formal Language and Method Shaoying Liu · 2013 · 219p · ≈ 7h · Moderate This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed workshop proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Structured Object-Oriented Formal Language and Method, SOFL+MSVL 2018, held in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, in November 2018.The 11 revised full papers included in the volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 21 submissions. They are organized in the following topical sections:… Shares: Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence

Machine Learning Paradigms Aristomenis S. Lampropoulos · 2015 · 370p · ≈ 12h · Moderate This timely book presents Applications in Recommender Systems which are making recommendations using machine learning algorithms trained via examples of content the user likes or dislikes. Recommender systems built on the assumption of availability of both positive and negative examples do not perform well when negative examples are rare. It is exactly this problem that the authors address in the… Shares: Machine learning, Artificial Intelligence

Artificial knowing Alison Adam · 1997 · 216p · ≈ 7h · Moderate "In Artificial Knowing, Alison Adam boldly challenges the Artificial Intelligence (AI) view of the world which prescribes the masculine as the norm and excludes other knowers and knowledge, specifically women. Adam fills a large gap in science and technology studies by showing us how gender is inscribed in AI-based computer systems." "By locating feminist theory in relation to science and… Shares: Knowledge representation, Social aspects, Artificial Intelligence

Renewable energy resources John Twidell · 1986 · ★ 3.7 · 624p · ≈ 20h · Moderate Renewable Energy Resources is a numerate and quantitative text. It covers the many renewables technologies implemented worldwide by harnessing sustainable resources, mitigating pollution and climate change, and providing cost effective services.This fourth edition is extensively updated by John Twidell with global developments as underpinned by fundamental analysis and illustrated by case studies… Shares: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING, Science

Advances in Cognitive Science Manfred Kochen · 1988 · 298p · ≈ 9h · Moderate This book includes a collection of papers on both natural (biological) and artificial (computer) approaches to several facets of intelligent behavior from the primary viewpoint of the convergence of computer science and biology in the theory of cognitive science. . Shares: Cognitive Science, Artificial Intelligence

A Systems Perspective On Financial Systems Jeffrey Yi-Lin Forrest · 2014 · 570p · ≈ 19h · Moderate This book is devoted to a systems-theoretical presentation of the main results of applying the systemic yoyo model and relevant analytical tools to the topics of money and financial institutions. The author presents the main concepts and results of the subject matter in the language of systems science, which has in the past century prompted revolut Shares: System theory, Artificial Intelligence

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