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
wcdc_tv is a TV station	1111	06-jul-2018	100.0
poker_europa is a cardgame	1111	06-jul-2018	90.3
mirage_model_faucet is an item often found in a bathroom	1111	06-jul-2018	99.8
n11_41_pm is a time	1112	24-jul-2018	100.0
aloha_farm_co is a farm	1111	06-jul-2018	99.9
chevrolet is a specific automobile maker dealer in virginia	1114	25-aug-2018	96.9
states is a state or province located in the geopolitical location lima	1114	25-aug-2018	99.8
refridgerator is often found in kitchen	1116	12-sep-2018	96.9
kurt_warner is an athlete who wins super_bowl	1112	24-jul-2018	100.0
marketing___marketing_management is an academic program at the university college	1113	15-aug-2018	93.8