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
playing_volleyball is a hobby 1111 06-jul-2018 90.0  
prescription_dell is a muscle 1111 06-jul-2018 99.8  
reconnaissance_photographer is form of visual art 1111 06-jul-2018 98.7  
united_auto_workers___uaw is a trade union 1111 06-jul-2018 91.9  
n2009_merlot is a beverage 1111 06-jul-2018 92.0  
oil is an agricultural product growing in washington 1113 15-aug-2018 93.8  
ganden_monastery is a place of worship that practices the religion of buddhism 1116 12-sep-2018 100.0  
glenn_gould was born in the city ottawa 1116 12-sep-2018 100.0  
artesia is a city located in the state or province new_mexico 1116 12-sep-2018 98.4  
martin001 has wife katherine 1116 12-sep-2018 93.8