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
ming_s_dynasty_records is a record label	1111	06-jul-2018	97.4
floor_to_ceiling_wall is an item often found in a hallway	1111	06-jul-2018	99.8
volkswagon_pointer_engines is a kind of automobile engine	1111	06-jul-2018	100.0
alfred_zacharias is a monarch	1111	06-jul-2018	96.5
unforgivable_offence ia a crime or charge	1111	06-jul-2018	100.0
pittsburgh_penguins is a sports team that played in eastern_conference	1111	06-jul-2018	93.8
virgin is the mother of lord_jesus	1116	12-sep-2018	100.0
easyjet is a company that has an office in the city venice	1112	24-jul-2018	93.8
raul_ibanez plays the sport baseball	1116	12-sep-2018	98.4
yolanda_king has sister bernice_king	1111	06-jul-2018	100.0