Artificial Intelligence Reading List

Thanks in no small part to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, the past year has seen an explosion in interest in artificial intelligence in general, and in large language models in particular. That democratization of access turned this niche research area into a common topic of conversation, and has led to a lot of fascinating writing on the subject. Although certainly not comprehensive, this article collects some of my favorite articles, papers, and resources into a single reading list.

For more on this subject, check out Vicky Boykis’ Anti-hype LLM reading list which features some of the same artificial intelligence-related resources.

I have organized this reading list into several sections loosely by focus and generally ordered by publication date. Introduction to Artificial Intelligence contains a high-level primer on the field. Large Language Model Fundamentals delves into some lower-level details but should still be approachable for most laypeople. Artificial Intelligence Theory deals with interesting theoretical questions like, “What really counts as intelligence?” Military Applications for Artificial Intelligence contains some interesting reading on the possible applications — and limitations — of artificial intelligence in military settings. Finally, Additional Resources lists a few useful tools and resources not specifically related to the other sections. I added notes to some of these entries but not all of them.

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence #

This section is a high-level primer on the field of artificial intelligence.

Large Language Model Fundamentals #

This section delves into some lower-level details of a particular form of artificial intelligence, large language models, but should still be approachable for most laypeople.

Artificial Intelligence Theory #

This section deals with interesting theoretical questions like, “What really counts as intelligence?”

Military Applications for Artificial Intelligence #

This section contains some reading on the possible applications — and limitations — of artificial intelligence in military settings.

Additional Resources #

This section lists a few useful tools and resources not specifically related to the previous sections.

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