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
supraesophageal_ganglion is a nerve	1111	06-jul-2018	98.5
grand_pacific_palisades_hotel is a tourist attraction	1111	06-jul-2018	94.5
serious_felony_charge ia a crime or charge	1111	06-jul-2018	100.0
cloc_radio_switzerland_based_radio is an item often found in a bedroom	1111	06-jul-2018	99.9
working_for_equality_and_economic_liberation is a terrorist organization	1111	06-jul-2018	99.2
sweats is a clothing item to go with jeans	1111	06-jul-2018	100.0
memphis_grizzlies participated in the event games	1113	15-aug-2018	99.6
dodge is a specific automobile maker dealer in colorado	1115	03-sep-2018	93.8
ford is a company that produces ranger	1114	25-aug-2018	100.0
products001 is a product produced in south_korea	1116	12-sep-2018	93.8