Read the Web
Research Project at Carnegie Mellon University

NELL: Never-Ending Language Learning

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:

• First, it attempts to "read," or extract facts from text found in hundreds of millions of web pages (e.g., playsInstrument(George_Harrison, guitar)).
• Second, it attempts to improve its reading competence, so that tomorrow it can extract more facts from the web, more accurately.

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

instance	iteration	date learned	confidence
port_of_zhuhai is a transportation port	1111	06-jul-2018	100.0
aiseesoft_flv_converter_suite_for_mac is a consumer electronic device	1111	06-jul-2018	100.0
first_informal_meeting is a perception action	1111	06-jul-2018	92.7
tanner_crab is a crustacean	1111	06-jul-2018	99.6
white_front_door is an item often found in a hallway	1111	06-jul-2018	99.7
forum is an attraction that will be fall in city victoria	1116	12-sep-2018	100.0
anderson graduated from high_school	1114	25-aug-2018	99.2
charleston is the capital city of the state or province west_virginia	1116	12-sep-2018	100.0
salmon is a fish that can be served with the food green_salad in a meal (or dish)	1116	12-sep-2018	93.8
germany is a country located in the geopolitical location foreign_countries	1112	24-jul-2018	99.2