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
grey_throated_tit_flycatcher is a vertebrate	1111	06-jul-2018	100.0
mirrored_dresser is an item often found in a bathroom	1111	06-jul-2018	99.9
shrimp_and_herb_sauce is a condiment	1111	06-jul-2018	99.9
kmvt_tv is a TV station	1111	06-jul-2018	99.9
micky_and_the_motorcars is a musical artist	1111	06-jul-2018	96.3
bush represents the region two_states	1112	24-jul-2018	100.0
los_angeles_ca is a city also known as santa_clara	1111	06-jul-2018	98.4
the country korea uses the currency won	1116	12-sep-2018	100.0
pudding can cause cancer	1115	03-sep-2018	100.0
alan_i__rothenberg_trophy is a awardtrophytournament that was awarded in stadiumoreventvenue rfk_memorial_stadium	1114	25-aug-2018	100.0