Read the Web
Research Project at Carnegie Mellon University

NELL: Never-Ending Language Learning

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:

• First, it attempts to "read," or extract facts from text found in hundreds of millions of web pages (e.g., playsInstrument(George_Harrison, guitar)).
• Second, it attempts to improve its reading competence, so that tomorrow it can extract more facts from the web, more accurately.

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

instance	iteration	date learned	confidence
leonid_i__popov is an astronaut	1111	06-jul-2018	100.0
battle_of_soncino is a military conflict	1111	06-jul-2018	100.0
links_category_links_almond_pinaple_crusted_fish_recipe_tupperware_recipe_for_microwave_fudge_cake_pan_fried_hamburger_recipe_memphis_marathon_mayors_cup is a criminal	1111	06-jul-2018	100.0
bmw_330ci is a model of automobile	1111	06-jul-2018	100.0
northeastern_university is a school	1116	12-sep-2018	100.0
forbes_galleries is a museum in the city new_york	1116	12-sep-2018	100.0
kveo_tv is a TV affiliate of the network nbc_news	1116	12-sep-2018	100.0
adam_liptak works for new_york_times	1112	24-jul-2018	99.6
eddie_mathews plays the sport baseball	1116	12-sep-2018	93.7
peoples_republic is a country also known as china	1111	06-jul-2018	98.4