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
mediodorsal_nuclei is a kind of brain tissue	1111	06-jul-2018	96.6
morten_tyldum is a North American person	1111	06-jul-2018	94.0
brenau_university is a university	1111	06-jul-2018	100.0
professional_hair_care is a personal care product	1111	06-jul-2018	96.2
freud_s_ginger_sauce is a condiment	1111	06-jul-2018	99.8
starbucks_coffee_company serves espresso	1114	25-aug-2018	100.0
bed is often found in standard	1114	25-aug-2018	100.0
bountiful is a subpart of utah	1111	06-jul-2018	96.9
michael_curry coaches in the league nba	1116	12-sep-2018	100.0
black_cap is a clothing item to go with shoes	1111	06-jul-2018	93.8