"for folks who just want to their feet wet, oreilly's programming collective intelligence is a good start."
No, it is not a good start.
No, it is not a good start.
see http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=208811
I said there "PCI takes (in my opinion, feel free to differ) a math-lite, "dummies guide" approach to AI algorithms. "
Brad's approach and recommendations are in the opposite direction.