Hey everyone,
I'm looking for book recommendations to help me understand how AI models work, from a technical perspective. I come from a legal background and my current knowledge of AI is very superficial—I have a vague idea of what a transformer is, mostly from a 10-minute YouTube video. I did a C++ programming course in high school about ten years ago, but I barely remember anything, and while I was decent at math back then, anything beyond second-degree equations is pretty much forgotten.
Aim: I’d like to build a decent understanding of AI model architectures, how they function, and the logic behind them. I strongly prefer books over digital resources like videos or online courses, as I find it much easier to focus when I want to go deep.
Why: I'm doing this for personal knowledge + it would be useful to integrate this knowledge into my academic legal research and remain in this field for professional development
For those of you who have studied AI/ML, is there a logical sequence of topics I should follow, starting from the most basic concepts to deeper levels? Or, vice-versa, do you recommend me to put my hands on and learn by doing? Are there any books (or other sources) you’d recommend for someone with my background to progressively build technical knowledge?
Thanks in advance!
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