[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you so much for the birthday wishes and for the next book recommendation! I just now added it to my wish list, too. Jeepers, it is fresh off the press...

I'm very interested in the algorithmic theory behind artificial intelligence, so hopefully after some reading I'll be better versed on the subject.

For years, I have believed that the inception of the universe can be described by geometry and algorithm (which would be part of the Fecundity Principle) - perhaps these books will provide a lead which will "go to" this quest ...

Ouch, I just noticed how pricey they are. I hope my husband is in a good mood this year. LOL!

[D Edmund Joaquin]

bookpool.com has one for around 53 dollars if you were checking Amazon

[tortoise]

I'm very interested in the algorithmic theory behind artificial intelligence, so hopefully after some reading I'll be better versed on the subject.

Hutter is one of the very best writers on that topic; I would recommend him over the few others that also publish on that matter. (Heh, which is why I post *anonymously* here; I don't think the other guys are freepers, but they would ID me in a heartbeat and I would never hear the end of it...)

Ouch, I just noticed how pricey they are. I hope my husband is in a good mood this year.

Heh. Yeah, it is pricy, in part because math books of this type have very limited print runs, only a few thousand copies for a popular one typically. The publishers give me copies of their books, which makes me very, very lucky...