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    Machine learning foundations· book· 1988

    Probabilistic Reasoning in Intelligent Systems: Networks of Plausible Inference

    Judea Pearl (first author) · 1988

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    DOI 10.1016/c2009-0-27609-4OpenAlex W2159080219

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    Why it matters

    Established a unified foundation for Bayesian networks, conditional independence, and probabilistic reasoning.

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    First released
    1988 (from OpenAlex)
    Citations
    16,582 citations, as counted by OpenAlex (CC0)
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    both expert lists
    Also relevant to
    Classic AI: search, logic & planning

    Editor's notes

    • Classed as book: Pearl's 1988 book (Morgan Kaufmann). (AI draft (Claude), not yet reviewed, 2026-10-29)

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