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
ethyl_2__iodopropionate is a chemical 1111 06-jul-2018 100.0  
cochlear_duct is a part of the body 1111 06-jul-2018 98.0  
june_2005_election is an election 1111 06-jul-2018 98.1  
wall_street_journal__s_careerjournal_com is a publication 1111 06-jul-2018 91.1  
canadian_bacon is a type of meat 1111 06-jul-2018 99.5  
kalamazoo_river is a lake in the state or province michigan 1116 12-sep-2018 100.0  
jerusalem is the capital city of the country israel 1116 12-sep-2018 100.0  
salon is headquartered in the city new_york 1116 12-sep-2018 100.0  
kenny_holmberg is an athlete who injured his/her hands 1114 25-aug-2018 98.4  
vermont is a state that is bordered by the state washington 1113 15-aug-2018 93.8