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
engineering_course is an academic field 1111 06-jul-2018 97.0  
large_crab is a crustacean 1111 06-jul-2018 99.6  
snyder_museum is a monument 1111 06-jul-2018 99.9  
enzymes is a protein 1111 06-jul-2018 100.0  
mitsubishi_colt_cars is a kind of vehicle 1111 06-jul-2018 99.8  
warren_buffett works in the economic sector investment 1115 03-sep-2018 100.0  
royal_marsden is a building located in the city central_london 1116 12-sep-2018 93.8  
mites is an arthropod as well as soft_bodied_insects also is 1113 15-aug-2018 96.9  
the sports team yankees was the winner of n1978_world_series 1116 12-sep-2018 100.0  
st__louis_cardinals_catchers_yadier_molina has citizenship in the country italy 1115 03-sep-2018 100.0