NELL: Never-Ending Language Learning

Read the Web
Browse the Knowledge Base!

Can computers learn to read? We think so. "Read the Web" is a research project that attempts to create a computer system that learns over time to read the web. Since January 2010, our computer system called NELL (Never-Ending Language Learner) has been running continuously, attempting to perform two tasks each day:

So far, NELL has accumulated over 50 million candidate beliefs by reading the web, and it is considering these at different levels of confidence. NELL has high confidence in 2,810,379 of these beliefs — these are displayed on this website. It is not perfect, but NELL is learning. You can track NELL's progress below or @cmunell on Twitter, browse and download its knowledge base, read more about our technical approach, or join the discussion group.

Recently-Learned Facts Follow NELL on Twitter

instance iteration date learned confidence
contact_address is a website 1111 06-jul-2018 100.0  
daytona_beach_home is a location 1114 25-aug-2018 98.2  
wilbur_street is a street 1111 06-jul-2018 100.0  
chris_marie_green is a person 1111 06-jul-2018 94.2  
nokkelostjaden_hair_cheese is a cheese 1111 06-jul-2018 92.8  
miller002 is a person also known as miller 1116 12-sep-2018 100.0  
chevrolet is a specific automobile maker dealer in oklahoma_city 1114 25-aug-2018 93.8  
bill_parcells is a sports coach also known as al_groh 1116 12-sep-2018 98.4  
arunachal_pradesh is a state or province located in the geopolitical location india 1115 03-sep-2018 100.0  
point_defiance_zoo_and_aquarium is an aquarium in the city tacoma 1116 12-sep-2018 100.0