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
bodrum_hotels is a park 1111 06-jul-2018 92.9  
roasted_turkey_breast is a type of meat 1111 06-jul-2018 99.8  
objective_this_study is a research project 1111 06-jul-2018 99.5  
exchange_vessels is an artery 1111 06-jul-2018 99.7  
redhumped_caterpillar is an invertebrate 1111 06-jul-2018 100.0  
bill_gates is a person who was written about in new_york_times 1116 12-sep-2018 100.0  
peoples is a company that has an office in the country china 1111 06-jul-2018 99.6  
obama is a person born on the date n1961 1116 12-sep-2018 100.0  
elton_brand plays in the league nba 1116 12-sep-2018 100.0  
superdome is the home venue for the sports team new_orleans_saints 1116 12-sep-2018 98.4