--- product_id: 542829403 title: "Generative Deep Learning: Teaching Machines To Paint, Write, Compose, and Play" price: "NZ$222" currency: NZD in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 url: https://www.desertcart.nz/products/542829403-generative-deep-learning-teaching-machines-to-paint-write-compose-play store_origin: NZ region: New Zealand --- # Published May 2023 Top 200 in Computer Science Paperback format Generative Deep Learning: Teaching Machines To Paint, Write, Compose, and Play **Price:** NZ$222 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🤖 Unlock AI’s creative genius before everyone else does! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Generative Deep Learning: Teaching Machines To Paint, Write, Compose, and Play - **How much does it cost?** NZ$222 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.nz](https://www.desertcart.nz/products/542829403-generative-deep-learning-teaching-machines-to-paint-write-compose-play) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Proven Popularity:** 4.5-star rating from 143 expert reviews—join a community of forward-thinking readers. - • **Cutting-Edge Insights:** Explore the latest generative deep learning models shaping AI creativity. - • **Multidisciplinary Appeal:** From painting to composing, unlock AI’s creative potential across fields. - • **Industry-Relevant Ranking:** Ranked #133 in Databases & Big Data—trusted by data science leaders. - • **Comprehensive Yet Accessible:** Perfectly balanced for professionals eager to master AI-driven art and content creation. ## Overview Generative Deep Learning (May 2023, paperback) is a highly rated, top-ranked guide that demystifies AI models powering machine creativity in art, writing, music, and more—essential reading for professionals driving innovation in digital content. ## Description Buy Generative Deep Learning: Teaching Machines To Paint, Write, Compose, and Play by Foster, David online on desertcart.ae at best prices. ✓ Fast and free shipping ✓ free returns ✓ cash on delivery available on eligible purchase. Review: An excellent, practical book for deep learning practitioners. Review: Although the book covers many key techniques in generative AI, a key question needs to be answered, how do we know if it's generating a good quality image other than by eyeballing it? There should be a section that talks about the joint use of the discriminative model and generative model, for example, if we were using the generative model to augment the dataset for the downstream discriminative task (image classification), how do we evaluate the generated data has been helpful, some may say just look at the performance difference of downstream task, but I bet there is more insight than that, author need to consider this problem in future edition. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #70,303 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #108 in Databases & Big Data #134 in Computer Software #429 in Computer Science | | Customer reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (145) | | Dimensions | 17.78 x 1.91 x 23.5 cm | | Edition | 2nd | | ISBN-10 | 1098134184 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1098134181 | | Item weight | 726 g | | Language | English | | Print length | 453 pages | | Publication date | 12 May 2023 | | Publisher | O'Reilly Media | ## Images ![Generative Deep Learning: Teaching Machines To Paint, Write, Compose, and Play - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81XMJ+7BbGL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review *by S***U on 26 March 2026* An excellent, practical book for deep learning practitioners. ### ⭐⭐⭐ Review *by R***N on 22 July 2023* Although the book covers many key techniques in generative AI, a key question needs to be answered, how do we know if it's generating a good quality image other than by eyeballing it? There should be a section that talks about the joint use of the discriminative model and generative model, for example, if we were using the generative model to augment the dataset for the downstream discriminative task (image classification), how do we evaluate the generated data has been helpful, some may say just look at the performance difference of downstream task, but I bet there is more insight than that, author need to consider this problem in future edition. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review *by S***A on 30 May 2024* In 2019 I bought, read and thoroughly loved the first edition of this book. One reason I loved that edition was the author’s excellent way of explaining generative adversarial networks (GAN), with humorous and relevant examples. At that point I was a lot more naive about the various deep learning models (ANN, RNN, CNN etc) and for a while I was unable to see where GANs fit in in the grand scheme or evolution of deep learning models. With the explosion in interest in generative AI after the release of ChatGPT-3, I read “Natural Language Processing with Transformers” by Turnstall etc. to get an understanding of the Transformer model. Along the way I read other sources of information on language models such as a paper “Survey of Large Language Models” by Socher etc. That later paper gave an excellent overview of the evolution of language models (statistical language models --> neural language models --> pretrained language models —> large language models). I also saw where language models fit in in the context of ANNs, RNN, CNN etc. When I saw that the author released a second edition of “Generative Deep Learning”, I noticed that the content had changed (ie increased) from the first edition, and I immediately decided to buy the second edition. This second edition has an excellent overview of the evolution of generative models, in fact 6 of them (variational auto encoders (VAE) —> generative adversarial networks (GAN) —> autoregressive models —> normalizing flow models —> energy based models —> diffusion models). I had never heard of some of these models. According to this author the Transformer is an application of generative deep learning models. The author goes on to describe other applications such as music generation and multimodal models. While this book requires one to know Python programming and offers code on GitHub, I was able to skip running the code and still learn a lot about generative deep learning. (I tried to run the code examples but couldn’t get around to it. I wish the author provided easier Jupyter notebooks for running the code). Another aspect of the book that I loved was the author’s description of key concepts like “probabilistic” versus “deterministic”, “discriminative” versus “generative” etc. I highly recommend this book as a great resource for a historical overview of generative deep learning. One should read it before one reads anything on just the transformer or language models. ## Frequently Bought Together - Generative Deep Learning: Teaching Machines To Paint, Write, Compose, and Play - Natural Language Processing with Transformers, Revised Edition - Designing Machine Learning Systems: An Iterative Process for Production-Ready Applications --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.nz/products/542829403-generative-deep-learning-teaching-machines-to-paint-write-compose-play](https://www.desertcart.nz/products/542829403-generative-deep-learning-teaching-machines-to-paint-write-compose-play) --- *Product available on Desertcart New Zealand* *Store origin: NZ* *Last updated: 2026-05-16*