Python seems to be pretty popular for AI. This is a shot in the dark but could have something to do with the popularity of "Programming Collective Intelligence"

Python seems to be pretty popular for AI. This is a shot in the dark but could have something to do with the popularity of "Programming Collective Intelligence". It uses and teaches Python and is a top seller in the AI category on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0596529325?ie=UTF8&tag=nowarlab-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0596529325 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0596529325?ie=UTF8&tag=... I have really enjoyed going through the examples in that book, which was the first time I did any AI (although one might argue it's light on the AI side) type stuff since doing some Lisp stuff way long ago.