# The Welch Labs Illustrated Guide to AI by Welch Labs

5 Hacker News commenters recommended The Welch Labs Illustrated Guide to AI by Welch Labs and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a visual introduction to AI from the team behind the Welch Labs videos, and call it a beautiful book that is pleasant to read.

## Why people recommend it

- Visual explanations like the Welch Labs videos (2 comments): "Welch Labs tends to do amazing explaining topics with visual representation" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48009255)) "it's reminding me of things I learned from Welch Labs vidoes" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48047787))
- Beautiful, well-made book people enjoy (2 comments): "Even 'The Welch Labs Illustrated Guide to AI' is pretty good" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48491597)) "Its a beautiful book that I've enjoyed going through." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48824171))

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- [Probabilistic Machine Learning by Kevin Murphy](https://hackerapproved.com/p/probabilistic-machine-learning.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Welch+Labs&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Welch Labs Illustrated Guide to AI by Welch Labs", https://hackerapproved.com/p/welch-labs-illustrated-guide-to-ai/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).