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
lehigh_volvo is an automobile manufacturer 1111 06-jul-2018 95.0  
square_alarm_clock is an item often found in a bedroom 1111 06-jul-2018 99.8  
midodrine_hcl is a drug 1111 06-jul-2018 100.0  
shrimp_and_herb_sauce is a condiment 1111 06-jul-2018 99.9  
individual_plant is a plant 1111 06-jul-2018 99.3  
mts_centre is a building located in the city winnipeg 1116 12-sep-2018 99.6  
toni_morrison wrote the book sula 1111 06-jul-2018 100.0  
the country _uk uses the currency pounds 1116 12-sep-2018 100.0  
wtev is a TV station in the city jacksonville 1116 12-sep-2018 100.0  
edmond is a city located in the geopolitical location central001 1113 15-aug-2018 93.8