Reading Guide To AI Design & Neural Networks?

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."

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Try to code it yourself.

[Anonymous Coward]

Get a compilter of your choice and start experimenting,google snippets,write templates,etc.
Books shouldn't be read as guide,but as reference:when you need something,you look it up(like googling),which is far more effective then absorbing all book content.

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[Anonymous Coward]

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