Sedona, Arizona red rock landscape near Mark Watson's home
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Mark Watson.

AI researcher, author, and mentor with over 40 years of experience. I've written 20+ books, hold 55 US patents, and have helped organizations like Google, Capital One, Disney, SAIC, and CompassLabs.

40+ Years in AI
20+ Books Published
55 US Patents
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Books

Read My Books — Many for Free

All of my recent books are available on Leanpub. Most can be read online at no cost.

Practical Python Artificial Intelligence Programming AI · Deep Learning · Semantic Web
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Loving Common Lisp, or the Savvy Programmer's Secret Weapon Common Lisp · Deep Learning · NLP · Semantic Web
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Practical Artificial Intelligence Programming With Clojure Clojure · AI · Data Science · Semantic Web
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Haskell Tutorial and Cookbook Haskell · Functional Programming
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Practical AI Programming With Java Java · AI · Data Science · Semantic Web
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A Lisp Programmer Living in Python-Land (Hy Language) Hy · Python · AI · Knowledge Graphs
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More eBooks & Traditional Publications

Additional eBooks on Leanpub

Traditional Publications (Springer-Verlag, McGraw-Hill, Morgan Kaufmann)

  • 📖 Scripting Intelligence: Web 3.0 Information Gathering and Processing — APress, 2009
  • 📖 Java 10 Minute Solutions — Sybex, 2004
  • 📖 Intelligent Java Applications for the Internet and Intranets — Morgan Kaufmann, 1997
  • 📖 Common LISP Modules: AI in the Era of Neural Networks and Chaos Theory — Springer-Verlag, 1991
  • 📖 Understanding UML: The Developer's Guide — Morgan Kaufmann, 1997
  • 📖 C++ Power Paradigms — McGraw-Hill, 1994
  • 📖 AI Agents in Virtual Reality Worlds — J. Wiley, 1996
  • 📖 Programming in Scheme — Springer-Verlag, 1996
  • 📖 Programming Intelligent Agents for the Internet — McGraw-Hill, 1996

Free Semantic Web PDFs & Material

Free Mentoring

Let's Talk About Your Journey

I offer free, no-strings-attached mentoring for developers and career-changers.

Whether you're switching careers, designing a software project, or exploring the AI landscape (from symbolic Lisp-based systems to modern LLMs and deep learning), I'm happy to help. With 40+ years in technology, I can offer guidance on:

  • Career advice and navigation for tech professionals
  • Project design, architecture, and planning
  • Demystifying the AI landscape: LLMs, RAG, and deep learning
  • Getting started with Python, Lisp, Clojure, Haskell, Swift, and more

Format: 30 minutes on Zoom, or via email exchange.

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Beyond Code

Connect & Interests

My writings, open source projects, consulting, and creative pursuits.

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Writings & Blogs

Follow my programming experiments and book updates on Blogspot, or subscribe to my AI reflections newsletter on Substack.

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Open Source

My repositories are open and active on GitHub, spanning NLP libraries, symbolic AI engines, and deep learning tools across 9+ programming languages.

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Consulting

I selectively take on small, high-impact consulting projects — particularly around LLM integration, knowledge graphs, and RAG architectures. Inquire via Email.

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Interests & Music

Outside of tech, I enjoy hiking the Arizona trails, photography, cooking, and making music. Here are some of my acoustic guitar and didgeridoo clips:

Boogie Guitar
Spanish Guitar
Didgeridoo Session