The Textbook of AI is an open-access guide to artificial intelligence. It begins with the mathematical foundations of linear algebra, calculus, probability, and statistics, and builds up through machine learning, neural networks, modern deep learning architectures, and the large language models behind today's AI systems. The whole textbook is free to read.
Table of Contents
Foundations
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Modern AI
Impact
Companion courses
We've also curated 5 open-access lecture series from Stanford, MIT and DeepMind to read alongside the chapters — embedded YouTube playlists with editor-written study notes, a self-assessment quiz, and progress tracking that lives in your browser only. No login, no database. Browse the courses →
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