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AI Crash Course

You're reading from AI Crash Course A fun and hands-on introduction to machine learning, reinforcement learning, deep learning, and artificial intelligence with Python

Product type Paperback

Published in Nov 2019

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781838645359

Length 360 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Python

Concepts

Artificial Intelligence

Author (1):

Hadelin de Ponteves

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Table of Contents (17) Chapters

Preface

1. Welcome to the Robot World FREE CHAPTER

2. Discover Your AI Toolkit

3. Python Fundamentals – Learn How to Code in Python

4. AI Foundation Techniques

5. Your First AI Model – Beware the Bandits!

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

7. Welcome to Q-Learning

8. AI for Logistics – Robots in a Warehouse

9. Going Pro with Artificial Brains – Deep Q-Learning

10. AI for Autonomous Vehicles – Build a Self-Driving Car

11. AI for Business – Minimize Costs with Deep Q-Learning

12. Deep Convolutional Q-Learning

13. AI for Games – Become the Master at Snake

14. Recap and Conclusion

15. Other Books You May Enjoy

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16. Index

Your First AI Model – Beware the Bandits!

In this chapter, you'll get to grips with your very first AI model! You're going to make a model that will solve the very well-known multi-armed bandit problem. This is a classic problem in AI, and it's also widely encountered in many real-world business problems.

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Authors (1)

Hadelin de Ponteves

Hadelin de Ponteves

Hadelin de Ponteves is the co-founder and CEO at BlueLife AI, which leverages the power of cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence to empower businesses to make massive profits by optimizing processes, maximizing efficiency, and increasing profitability. Hadelin is also an online entrepreneur who has created 50+ top-rated educational e-courses on topics such as machine learning, deep learning, artificial intelligence, and blockchain, which have reached over 700,000 subscribers in 204 countries.

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