The Deep Learning Revolution

Best book on history and future of deep learning

this is really a testimony as much as it is a review on the topic - the author was and remains a key contributor to the field of AI. The advantage of first hand accounts is that they go a lot further and a lot wider than books by outsiders. In addition to a detailed account of neural computing from preceptrons to multilayer neural networks with time delayed memories, we also learn about related fields like Neurobiology, Artificial Life, and the sociology of learning. This book has a good chance of becoming the reference account for a general audience on the formative years of Artificial Intelligence.

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An epic story of astronomical import

An excellent history of AI leading to our current explosion in ML/DL, told by one of the few leaders if the field.
Having grown up in this world, I am intimately familiar with all of the characters and their work, books and breakthroughs.... and yet, I could not put this 'book' down, as it ties together all the disparate events, algorithms, personalities, and their relationships in a neat, meaningful way that you could not get from reading ALL of the books, jounals and articles. Furthermore, this is a call to action and awareness, told by a preeminent expert -so you better take heed. I will re-read/listen to this again, to mentally connect all the parts ... and then read it yet again, taking notes and crosslinking to what is happening now.

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Probably the best audio book available on Deep Learning

I really loved this book. It gives a lot of great insights into deep learning. I especially liked the section about behaviorism since my background is in psychology and this really peaked my interest in deep learning. I do still have a lot to learn but the book was a great guide. It even recommends online courses to help understand deep learning. I will probably give the book a second listen. I’m not really a fan of the narration. It’s strange to me how the narrator seems to talk with a robot voice. It’s mildly distracting but tolerable.

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magnificent learnings

wonderful read. breath taking fulfilling.
a must read. mix of compsci and biology with physics

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Gripping tale of the story behind intelligence

Terrece systematically explained the advancement of technology behind deep learning and AI in the backdrop of human understanding of biological intelligence. Unless the reader is a specialist in this field, it is difficult no to be amazed at the developments in deep learning, neural networks and AI. This book gives the reader orientation to the modern thought on the subject as he explains the seat of intelligence and how the need to solve problems originated enhanced and shaped intelligence. Enjoyed listening to this book. The narration by Shawn Compton was excellent compliment to the book.

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Heavy on science

If looking for entertainment this is a little dry but it’s chok full of information and historical perspective.

very provokative and bold. brilliant.

loved it. extremely clear, accessible, bold, and engaging. I only hated one sentence, when he admitted that he started a talk at a conference, once, by saying that language is too important to be left to linguists. as a linguist, I'd say that he is unfortunately referring to a small subgroup of normative descriptive linguists, probably, and that many computational linguists, machine learning people, neurolinguists, cognitive linguists as well as theoretical linguists are badly needed in deep learning and related disciplines, cause engineers simply do not know how language works. so, cross disciplinary approaches are the right way to go.

Wandering, but still solid.

This book reads like the author's Livejournal. He bounces from history to cute anecdotes to personal opinions and geewhiz facts favored by the author. But, since this author is Sejnowski, these stories and opinions are deeply worthwhile. l

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