{"product_id":"why-machines-learn","title":"Why Machines Learn","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"348\" data-end=\"364\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"348\" data-end=\"364\"\u003eBOOK SUMMARY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"366\" data-end=\"545\"\u003eA rich, narrative explanation of the mathematics that has brought us machine learning and the ongoing explosion of artificial intelligence. Now in paperback, with a new afterword.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"547\" data-end=\"876\"\u003eMachine learning systems are making life-altering decisions for us: approving mortgage loans, determining whether a tumor is cancerous, or deciding whether someone gets bail. They now influence discoveries in chemistry, biology, and physics, from the study of genomes and extrasolar planets to the intricacies of quantum systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"878\" data-end=\"898\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"878\" data-end=\"898\"\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"900\" data-end=\"1342\"\u003eAnil Ananthaswamy is an award-winning science writer and former staff writer for New Scientist. He was a 2019–20 MIT Knight Science Journalism fellow and has been a guest editor for the science writing program at UC Santa Cruz. He writes regularly for New Scientist, Quanta, Scientific American, PNAS Front Matter, and Nature, and has contributed to Nautilus, Matter, The Wall Street Journal, and Discover. He lives in Santa Cruz, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1344\" data-end=\"1354\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1344\" data-end=\"1354\"\u003ePRAISE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1356\" data-end=\"1545\"\u003e“A deep look at the mathematical innovations that made the AI revolution possible. One of the most useful books on AI that I’ve ever read!”\u003cbr data-start=\"1495\" data-end=\"1498\"\u003e—Cal Newport, New York Times bestselling author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1547\" data-end=\"1722\"\u003e“Why Machines Learn takes the reader on an entertaining journey into the mind of a machine and demystifies the underlying mechanisms behind machine learning.”\u003cbr data-start=\"1705\" data-end=\"1708\"\u003e—Physics World\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1724\" data-end=\"1810\"\u003e“A skillful primer makes sense of the mathematics beneath AI’s hood.”\u003cbr data-start=\"1793\" data-end=\"1796\"\u003e—New Scientist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1812\" data-end=\"1835\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1812\" data-end=\"1835\"\u003ePRODUCT INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1837\" data-end=\"1912\"\u003eTrade paperback\u003cbr data-start=\"1852\" data-end=\"1855\"\u003e496 pages\u003cbr data-start=\"1864\" data-end=\"1867\"\u003eNon-fiction\u003cbr data-start=\"1878\" data-end=\"1881\"\u003e9 in H | 6 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Posman Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46143984074951,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/3277\/8951\/files\/Why_20Machines_20Learn_20Ananthawamy6466.jpg?v=1778182154","url":"https:\/\/posmanbooks.com\/products\/why-machines-learn","provider":"Posman Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}