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Reading Guide To AI Design & Neural Networks?

Posted by kdawson on from the open-the-library-doors-hal dept.

Raistlin84 writes "I'm a PhD student in theoretical physics who's recently gotten quite interested in AI design. During my high school days, I spent most of my spare time coding various stuff, so I have a good working knowledge of some application programming languages (C/C++, Pascal/Delphi, Assembler) and how a computer works internally. Recently, I was given the book On Intelligence, where Jeff Hawkins describes numerous interesting ideas on how one would actually design a brain. As I have no formal background in computer science, I would like to broaden my knowledge in the direction of neural networks, pattern recognition, etc., but don't really know where to start reading. Due to my background, I figure that the 'abstract' theory would be mostly suited for me, so I would like to ask for a few book suggestions or other directions."

6 of 266 comments (clear)

  1. The Resistance by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Due to the possibility of a robot army rising up, I refuse to help.

    1. Re:The Resistance by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      You can die a virgin or you can die after having sex with a Summer Glau lookalike killing machine.
      Hard choice.

  2. Ask an Eliza by MosesJones · · Score: 4, Funny

    Question: Where can I find a Reading Guide to AI Design & Neural Networks

    Answer: Why do you want to AI design & Neural Networks?

    Question: Because I want to learn.

    Answer: Will learn AI design & neural networks make you happy

    Question: Yes

    There you go. Now the question is whether Slashdot beats the Turing test on this one.

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  3. Re:AI != design brain by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    The human brain does not use anything that even remotely resembles software. The brain is hardwired.

    Software in brains... that a paddlin'

  4. Re:AI != design brain by dmbasso · · Score: 3, Funny

    The universe is software, the brain workings are just a tiny side-effect, but can still be considered software.

    From universe.c:

    int main()
    {
          [...]
          return 42;
    }

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  5. Funny you should say that... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I'm a PhD neural hypernetwork studying theoretical physics that's recently gotten quite interested in human design...