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
serving_plate is an item found on a table	1111	06-jul-2018	99.9
infield_grass is a plant	1111	06-jul-2018	97.8
lower_lobes is a part of the body	1111	06-jul-2018	97.8
beady_eye_recordings is a record label	1111	06-jul-2018	98.2
maserati_3200_gt is a model of automobile	1111	06-jul-2018	100.0
diamondbacks is a sports team also known as brewers	1112	24-jul-2018	99.6
the home stadium of jason_marquis is wrigley_field	1116	12-sep-2018	100.0
the_hurva_synagogue is a place of worship that practices the religion of judaism	1116	12-sep-2018	100.0
orly is a building located in the city paris	1116	12-sep-2018	100.0
buffalo_evening_news is a company headquartered in the city new_york	1116	12-sep-2018	93.8