AI

I'm interested in learning more about the cutting edge theories of AI, can any of you who are interested or into the subject recommend some books?

I know that the best information is probably online, but one of the reasons I want to read about it in a book is that my wrists are killing me lately from all the work I've been doing, and I need to do SOMETHING that doesn't involve typing. I'm really worried about doing permanent damage to my hands.

So anyway, please recommend books. I know almost nothing on the subject, but I want to learn. There are just too many books out there and I'm not qualified to judge them, but I know from skimming that a lot of them are really old fashioned. I know that it's a field that advances quickly in different directions, and I want to learn about applicable theory and practices, not old number theory and formulas.