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
remarkable_wine is a beverage 1111 06-jul-2018 93.8  
n_t_m is a programming language 1111 06-jul-2018 97.9  
crystal_beach_hotel is a place to ski 1111 06-jul-2018 94.1  
adult_visual_cortex is a kind of brain tissue 1111 06-jul-2018 98.9  
okmulgee_kia is a company 1111 06-jul-2018 95.0  
the coach cal_ripken_jr won the trophy or tournament world_series 1115 03-sep-2018 100.0  
scorpions is an animal that is a kind of spiders 1111 06-jul-2018 93.8  
barnet is a park in the city central_london 1116 12-sep-2018 100.0  
joe002 was born in the city orleans 1116 12-sep-2018 98.8  
steve001 is a person who belongs to the organization newton 1112 24-jul-2018 93.8