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
william_benton is an architect 1111 06-jul-2018 100.0  
world_stock is a building 1111 06-jul-2018 95.7  
nicole_barber is a European person 1111 06-jul-2018 91.3  
errol_flynn is a fashion model 1111 06-jul-2018 100.0  
brandeis_university is a school 1116 12-sep-2018 100.0  
volkswagen terminated the employment of martin_winterkorn 1111 06-jul-2018 100.0  
henry001 held the position of leader 1114 25-aug-2018 90.2  
louisiana is a state that is bordered by the state colorado 1114 25-aug-2018 93.8  
billings is a city located in the state or province montana 1116 12-sep-2018 98.4  
executive_sergio_marchionne is the CEO of the automobile maker company fiat 1116 12-sep-2018 100.0