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
center_centre is a sports team position 1111 06-jul-2018 98.5  
creole_spanish is a language 1111 06-jul-2018 99.3  
interesting_memoirs is a kind of media 1111 06-jul-2018 99.4  
ultra_violet_radiation is a perception event 1111 06-jul-2018 97.2  
counselling is an academic field 1111 06-jul-2018 90.7  
timolide is a drug worked on by merck 1114 25-aug-2018 100.0  
ben_wallace coaches in the league nba 1116 12-sep-2018 100.0  
interest is a building located in the city las_vegas 1116 12-sep-2018 99.9  
samsonite has acquired american_tourister 1113 15-aug-2018 93.8  
the coach adam_everett won the trophy or tournament world_series 1115 03-sep-2018 100.0