For 35 years in the IT industry, and across 22 books, I’ve seen countless technologies change the game. But nothing is more hyped—or more confusing—than Artificial Intelligence.
The truth is, most AI books focus on abstract math and theoretical concepts that leave beginners stuck at the starting line. I wrote The Applied AI Launchpad to change that.
This isn't a textbook; it's a flight manual.
What You'll Achieve with This Book
I designed this guide to cut through the complexity and focus on one thing: functional results. You will not just read about AI; you will build and deploy it.
By the end of this book, you will master the full AI pipeline and have five portfolio-ready applications:
Classification: Build a complete Spam Email Classifier using scikit-learn.
Vision: Create an Image Recognizer capable of classifying real-world photos using Keras and Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs).
NLP: Develop a Context-Aware Chatbot that understands conversation using the Gemini API.
Forecasting: Design a model to predict real stock price trends using time series data.
Deployment: Learn the crucial final step: taking your code off your laptop and deploying your AI apps live on the web using Flask and Hugging Face Spaces.
Why This Book is Different
Having authored 22 books, I filtered out all the noise. We skip the obscure math and focus 100% on applied, runnable Python code. The book is structured to be your seamless guide:
The No-Code Bridge (Chapter 2): Start by building a model visually with tools like Google Teachable Machine to grasp the core concepts.
The Code Transition (Chapters 4-9): Immediately translate those visual ideas into working Python with foundational libraries like NumPy, Pandas, and Keras.
The Full Circle (Chapter 10): We even show you how to load the Keras model you built with "no code" and turn it into a live web API.
You have the curiosity. I have the experience. Together, we'll turn that curiosity into capability.
Your launchpad is ready. Are you?
Get The Applied AI Launchpad today and start building your future in AI.
