There’s lots of content on machine learning out there and sometimes is hard to decide from which material to choose. The content here is what I usually share with others that ask for recommendations. The materials here are those that worked for me on my journey through AI.
Data Science, Stats and Machine Learning
Books
| Name |
Author(s) |
Notes |
| Machine Learning Q and AI |
Sebastian Raschka |
Great to review topics on recent ML (neural nets) |
| Machine Learning Engineering |
Andriy Burkov |
Overview how models reach production |
| Super Study Guide: Transformers and Large Language Models |
Afshine and Shervine Amidi |
Awesome content on Transformers, specially for visual learners |
| The Hundred-Page Machine Learning Book |
Andriy Burkov |
Overview on ML topics |
| Hands-On Machine Learning |
Aurélien Géron |
Practical ML |
| How to Lie with Statistics |
Darrell Huff |
Classic on statistical thinking |
Courses
| Name |
Author(s) |
Notes |
| Stanford CS336 Language Modeling from Scratch |
Percy Liang, Tatsunori Hashimoto |
In-depth class about LLMs |
| Stanford CS229 Machine Learning |
Andrew Ng |
Classic, theory + math |
| Coursera Machine Learning Specialization |
Andrew Ng |
Most famous course on ML out there |
Tutorials
| Name |
Author(s) |
Notes |
Link |
| Intro to Machine Learning |
Kaggle |
Hands-on for beginners |
kaggle |
| Intermediate Machine Learning |
Kaggle |
Hands-on for beginners |
kaggle |
Programming
| Name |
Author(s) |
Notes |
| Clean Code |
Robert C. Martin |
A classic on how to write maintainable code |
| Domain-Driven Design |
Eric Evans |
Also a classic on great code |
Other stuff
| Name |
Type |
Author(s) |
Notes |
| Empire of AI |
Book |
Karen Hao |
Impact of AI on a global scale |
| Crucial Conversations |
Book |
Joseph Grenny and others |
Tips on how to handle difficult conversations |
| Freaknomics |
Book |
Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner |
If you are a curious person, this is a great book |
| The Phoenix Project |
Book |
Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford |
Classic on tech companies organization |
| The Creative Act: A Way of Being |
Book |
Rick Rubin |
Discussion on creativity |
| Dracula |
Book |
Bram Stooker |
My favorite book |
Last updated: September 2025