From: mika.viljanen@iki.fifi.invalid   
      
   SudoRandomThts  wrote:   
   > I am interested broadly in AI. I have a background in CS and have   
   > enrolled for a masters program and plan to focus on AI. There is   
   > so much literature out there, can someone suggest some good   
   > books/websites to start out with?   
      
   I'd say you can't go wrong with this one:   
   Russell & Norvig: Artificial Intelligence - A Modern Approach   
   ( http://aima.cs.berkeley.edu/ )   
      
   It's widely used as a/the textbook on AI courses and IMHO offers a good   
   basis for learning with its wide scope.   
      
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