Book Review: Deep Learning with Python.
I first read Deep Learning with Python (henceforth DLWP) some years ago and remember being utterly confused by it. DLWP is currently in its second version (a third, I think, is on the way), and LLMs are all the rage. A developer friend recommended DLWP as a way to get started with LLMs, so it was time to revisit it. Here’s my current take, focusing on new developers, existing developers, industry stakeholders, and good old regular folks who might want to learn more about current cutting-edge AIs…
For the main target audience… AI developers and Data Scientists:
If you’re a software developer interested in AI, this is likely required reading at this point, and it’s easy to recommend. While not the perfect introduction to AI (for that, consider the latest version of ‘AI: A Modern Approach’), it is neither exhaustive, simplistic, nor entirely unbiased. However, given the complexity of the subject matter, it does an excellent job of getting you up to speed and, most importantly, coding modern AIs in no time (well, about 3 weeks).
As for the Python/coding chops you'll need, if you're comfortable making
or at least reading objects/classes and have some experience with…