AI Crash Course A Fun and Hands-On Introduction to Reinforcement Learning, Deep Learning, and Artificial Intelligence with Python

Hadelin de Ponteves

Published: Nov 29, 2019

Description:

Unlock the power of artificial intelligence with top Udemy AI instructor Hadelin de Ponteves.

 

Key Features

Learn from friendly, plain English explanations and practical activities

Put ideas into action with 5 hands-on projects that show step-by-step how to build intelligent software

Use AI to win classic video games and construct a virtual self-driving car

Book Description

Welcome to the Robot World ... and start building intelligent software now!

 

Through his best-selling video courses, Hadelin de Ponteves has taught hundreds of thousands of people to write AI software. Now, for the first time, his hands-on, energetic approach is available as a book. Starting with the basics before easing you into more complicated formulas and notation, AI Crash Course gives you everything you need to build AI systems with reinforcement learning and deep learning. Five full working projects put the ideas into action, showing step-by-step how to build intelligent software using the best and easiest tools for AI programming, including Python, TensorFlow, Keras, and PyTorch.

 

AI Crash Course teaches everyone to build an AI to work in their applications. Once you've read this book, you're only limited by your imagination.

 

What you will learn

Master the basics of AI without any previous experience

Build fun projects, including a virtual-self-driving car and a robot warehouse worker

Use AI to solve real-world business problems

Learn how to code in Python

Discover the 5 principles of reinforcement learning

Create your own AI toolkit

Who this book is for

If you want to add AI to your skillset, this book is for you. It doesn't require data science or machine learning knowledge. Just maths basics (high school level).

 

Table of Contents

Welcome to the Robot World

Discover Your AI Toolkit

Python Fundamentals – Learn How to Code in Python

AI Foundation Techniques

Your First AI Model – Beware the Bandits!

AI for Sales and Advertising – Sell like the Wolf of AI Street

Welcome to Q-Learning

AI for Logistics – Robots in a Warehouse

Going Pro with Artificial Brains – Deep Q-Learning

AI for Autonomous Vehicles – Build a Self-Driving Car

AI for Business – Minimize Costs with Deep Q-Learning

Deep Convolutional Q-Learning

AI for Games – Become the Master at Snake

Recap and Conclusion