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
jelly_beans_sunkist_tangerine is a kind of candy 1111 06-jul-2018 97.8  
praise_fest is a music festival 1111 06-jul-2018 100.0  
rushmore_cave is a cave 1111 06-jul-2018 100.0  
n3_027 is a programming language 1111 06-jul-2018 94.5  
stinger_injury is a physiological condition 1111 06-jul-2018 96.7  
president_obama has wife michelle_obama 1116 12-sep-2018 96.9  
the sports leage ncaa uses the venue doak_campbell_stadium 1112 24-jul-2018 100.0  
houston_astros is headquartered in the state or province texas 1116 12-sep-2018 93.8  
cnn__msnbc is a company in the economic sector of news 1112 24-jul-2018 100.0  
germany was the looser of n2002_world_cup 1116 12-sep-2018 100.0