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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 256 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 214x138x18 mm, kaal: 380 g, 50 b/w illustrations
  • Ilmumisaeg: 08-Jan-2026
  • Kirjastus: Bloomsbury Academic
  • ISBN-13: 9798881807955
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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 256 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 214x138x18 mm, kaal: 380 g, 50 b/w illustrations
  • Ilmumisaeg: 08-Jan-2026
  • Kirjastus: Bloomsbury Academic
  • ISBN-13: 9798881807955
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AI for the Rest of Us is an informative, accessible, and entertaining guide to help the general public understand what AI is, how we can use it to be more efficient, and future-proof ourselves for the job market.

We're in a transformative era. The printing press made information readily available, electricity powered our dreams, and the industrial revolution reshaped our work. Now, AI is poised to transform nearly every facet of our lives, from how we work to how we play, create, and even think.
But here's the catch: AI isn't as simple as operating a printing press or plugging into electricity. It's elusive, a tad mysterious, and sometimes feels impenetrable, like a complex puzzle without a manual.

We live in an age where AI "experts" are emerging from the woodwork faster than weeds in an abandoned lawn. Thanks to their tireless work, social media is flooded with the hallucinated wisdom of AI. These click-baity posts are reshared in echo chambers, leaving the general public misinformed and harboring fears about the future. While there is no doubt that AI will impact our future, there are several myths running around that need to be busted.

This book assumes that you come from neither background. In fact, it assumes you have almost no knowledge of machine learning, coding, or any other technical prerequisite. We'll dive into fundamental AI concepts and work our way up to more complex ideas, all presented in a no-nonsense style enriched with ample illustrations, humor, and storytelling. Both timeless algorithms and modern blockbuster applications are covered so that you have the context of what was (and on occasion still is) used and what powers the things we love and use today.

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In AI For the Rest of Us, Sairam Sundaresan demystifies artificial intelligence with simplicity and colorful explanations. Using real-world examples and engaging illustrations, he makes even the most advanced concepts easy to grasp. As AI becomes part of everyday life, this is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand its astounding possibilities. -- Derek W. Gibson * Adjunct Professor Wake Forest University School of Business, co-author of Data Duped * Sairam has a rare ability to make complex machine learning topics feel simple, intuitive, and engaging. Through clever storytelling and illustration, he brings technical concepts to life in a way thats easy to grasp for beginners and insightful even for experts. -- Dr. Cameron R. Wolfe * Senior Research Scientist at Netflix * As someone deeply embedded in driving ethical and transformative AI strategies across legal and public sectors, I found AI for the Rest of Us to be a masterclass in clarity and accessibility. Sairam Sundaresan has done a remarkable job of demystifying complex AI concepts without dumbing them down. Whether youre leading innovation or just beginning your journey, this book equips you with the insight and intuition needed to engage with AI critically and creatively. -- Dr. Kion Ahadi * Chief Executive Officer, LegaMart * I was drawn to this book immediately because Sairam and I share the mission to include as many people as possible in building our collective future with AI. In a world where it feels like everyone is speaking a different language on this topic, AI for the rest of us weaves a tapestry of metaphors and universally familiar examples to create shared semantics and deep conceptual understanding of what this tech is and is not. Read in order, the chapters clearly lay out the building blocks of modern AI in a way that all can benefit from one aha moment after another. -- Kate Minogue * AI & Strategy Leadership and Advisor * Sairam is a brilliant scientist and educator. I've never met anyone as capable of demystifying complex topics into clear and captivating insights that anyone can grasp. Fun, accessible, and endlessly enlightening, his book makes AI not just understandable but exciting for everyone. -- Daniel Vassallo * entrepreneur *

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AI is reshaping our world. This is the guide you need to stay relevant, work smarter, and future-proof your career.
Preface
1 - The AI Revolution
2 - The Fundamentals of AI
3 - A Few Good Algorithms
4 - Neural Networks
5 - AI That Reads and Writes
6 - Transformers and Large Language Models
7 - Machine Vision
8 - Generative Models
9 - AI That Recommends Stuff
10 - Building Intelligence
Closing Thoughts
Notes
Index
About the Author
Sairam Sundaresan turns algorithms into stories and equations into doodles. He built AI at Qualcomm, Intel, and Valeo; authored patents and papers; mentored research at the Frontier Development Lab; and writes Gradiant Ascent, which is read by tens of thousands of readers who come for clarity and stay for the cartoons. He's still waiting for AI that gets his jokes.