S. Russell, P. Norvig, Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach, Third Edition.

摘要

Since the publication of its first edition in 1995, Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach has become a classic in our field. Even researchers outside AI, working in other areas of computer science, are familiar with the text and have gained a better appreciation of our field thanks to the efforts of its authors, Stuart Russell of UC Berkeley and Peter Norvig of Google Inc. It has been adopted by over 1000 universities in over 100 countries, and has provided an excellent introduction to AI to several hundreds of thousands of students worldwide. The book not only stands out in the way it provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to almost all aspects of AI for a student entering our field, it also provides a tremendous resource for experienced AI researchers interested in a good introduction to subfields of AI outside of their own area of specialization. In fact, many researchers enjoy reading insightful descriptions of their own area, combined, of course, with the tense moment of checking the author index to see whether their own work made it into the book. Fortunately, due in part to the comprehensive nature of the text, almost all AI researchers who have been around for a few years can be proud to see their own work cited. Writing such a high-quality and erudite overview of our field, while distilling key aspects of literally thousands of research papers, is a daunting task that requires a unique talent; the Russell and Norvig author team has clearly handled this challenge exceptionally well.