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
chair_designs is a kind of furniture 1111 06-jul-2018 99.8  
probate_court_judge is a part of the government 1111 06-jul-2018 100.0  
hawes_street is a highway 1111 06-jul-2018 93.0  
manuel_esclusa is a South American person 1111 06-jul-2018 95.1  
magnalight_com is an automobile manufacturer 1111 06-jul-2018 95.2  
federal_deposit_insurance is headquartered in the country u_s_ 1116 12-sep-2018 93.8  
jack_welch is the CEO of ge 1116 12-sep-2018 100.0  
calgary_international_airport is an attraction that will be fall in city calgary 1116 12-sep-2018 98.4  
shea is the home venue for the sports team new_york_mets 1116 12-sep-2018 100.0  
metrolink is a transportation system located in the city los_angeles_ca 1116 12-sep-2018 100.0