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Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (4th edition)

By Stuart Russell, Peter Norvig

The standard university textbook covering AI as a field - search, knowledge representation, planning, probabilistic reasoning, machine learning, natural language and robotics - used in more than 1,500 universities.

Why it matters

Most of what a reader encounters elsewhere in this library assumes the vocabulary this book teaches from scratch: it is the reference for anyone who wants the field's foundations in one place before specialising into any one subfield.

Key takeaways

  • The 4th edition (2020) substantially expanded coverage of machine learning, deep learning, transfer learning, multiagent systems, probabilistic programming, fairness and safe AI relative to the 3rd edition.
  • Structures AI as a unified field around the concept of a rational agent, rather than as a collection of unrelated techniques.
  • Companion site (aima.cs.berkeley.edu) provides code implementations of the book's algorithms in multiple languages, free to use alongside the text.
  • Used as the standard introductory AI course text at over 1,500 universities worldwide.

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