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Kolmogorov Complexity and Algorithmic Randomness

A. Shen, V. A. Uspensky, N. Vereshchagin

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An American Mathematical Society monograph (Mathematical Surveys and Monographs, vol. 220) giving a rigorous textbook treatment of Kolmogorov complexity, algorithmic randomness, and algorithmic statistics — how short programs / good compressors relate to randomness and to good models of data. It sits on Ilya's reading list as the canonical reference for the compression-as-intelligence view that runs through his thinking about why large models generalize.

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  • Ilya Sutskever

    Listed on Ilya Sutskever's reading list to John Carmack as 'Kolmogorov Complexity and Algorithmic Randomness' (the list points readers to the algorithmic-statistics material in the book). Genuine published book; ISBN is for the AMS edition (Mathematical Surveys and Monographs, vol. 220, 2017).

    github.com · ilya sutskever recommended reading

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