Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI (Dutton)
Monday, 29 September 2025

In this book Anil Ananthaswamy explains the fundamental math behind machine learning-powered AI, including linear algebra and calculus, the stuff of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century mathematics. Ananthaswamy goes on to suggest intriguing links between artificial and natural intelligence. Might the same math underpin them both? He also investigates the transformer architecture that makes large language models like ChatGPT possible and points to groundbreaking future directions enabled by the technology.

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Author: Anil Ananthaswamy
Publisher: Dutton
Date: August 2025
Pages: 496
ISBN: 978-0593185766
Print: 0593185765
Kindle: B0CF1223R8
Audience: Developers interested in AI
Level: Intermediate
Category: Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence

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