AI for the Rest of Us

In AI For the Rest of Us, Sairam Sundaresan demystifies artificial intelligence with simplicity and colorful explanations. Using real-world examples and engaging illustrations, he makes even the most advanced concepts easy to grasp. As AI becomes part of everyday life, this is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand its astounding possibilities. – Derek W. Gibson * Adjunct Professor Wake Forest University School of Business, co-author of Data Duped *Sairam has a rare ability to make complex machine learning topics feel simple, intuitive, and engaging. Through clever storytelling and illustration, he brings technical concepts to life in a way that’s easy to grasp for beginners and insightful even for experts. – Dr. Cameron R. Wolfe * Senior Research Scientist at Netflix *As someone deeply embedded in driving ethical and transformative AI strategies across legal and public sectors, I found AI for the Rest of Us to be a masterclass in clarity and accessibility. Sairam Sundaresan has done a remarkable job of demystifying complex AI concepts without dumbing them down. Whether you’re leading innovation or just beginning your journey, this book equips you with the insight and intuition needed to engage with AI critically and creatively. – Dr. Kion Ahadi * Chief Executive Officer, LegaMart *I was drawn to this book immediately because Sairam and I share the mission to include as many people as possible in building our collective future with AI. In a world where it feels like everyone is speaking a different language on this topic, AI for the rest of us weaves a tapestry of metaphors and universally familiar examples to create shared semantics and deep conceptual understanding of what this tech is and is not. Read in order, the chapters clearly lay out the building blocks of modern AI in a way that all can benefit from one aha moment after another. – Kate Minogue * AI & Strategy Leadership and Advisor *Sairam is a brilliant scientist and educator. I’ve never met anyone as capable of demystifying complex topics into clear and captivating insights that anyone can grasp. Fun, accessible, and endlessly enlightening, his book makes AI not just understandable but exciting for everyone. – Daniel Vassallo * entrepreneur *

Sairam Sundaresan turns algorithms into stories and equations into doodles. He built AI at Qualcomm, Intel, and Valeo; authored patents and papers; mentored research at the Frontier Development Lab; and writes Gradiant Ascent, which is read by tens of thousands of readers who come for clarity and stay for the cartoons. He’s still waiting for AI that gets his jokes.