The Book of Why

书名：TheBookofWhy 作者：JudeaPearl/DanaMackenzie 出版社：AllenLane 译者： 出版日期：2018-5-15 页数：400 ISBN：9780241242636

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ATuringAward-winningcomputerscientistandstatisticianshowshowunderstandingcausalityhasrevolutionizedscienceandwillrevolutionizeartificialintelligence

"Correlationisnotcausation."Thismantra,chantedbyscientistsformorethanacentury,hasledtoavirtualprohibitiononcausaltalk.Today,thattabooisdead.Thecausalrevolution,instigatedbyJudeaPearlandhiscolleagues,hascutthroughacenturyofconfusionandestablishedcausality--thestudyofcauseandeffect--onafirmscientificbasis.Hisworkexplainshowwecanknoweasythings,likewhetheritwasrainorasprinklerthatmadeasidewalkwet;andhowtoanswerhardquestions,likewhetheradrugcuredanillness.Pearl'sworkenablesustoknownotjustwhetheronethingcausesanother:itletsusexploretheworldthatisandtheworldsthatcouldhavebeen.Itshowsustheessenceofhumanthoughtandkeytoartificialintelligence.AnyonewhowantstounderstandeitherneedsTheBookofWhy.