Natural Language Processing (NLP)
Natural Language Processing (NLP)
Natural Language Processing (NLP) is a subfield of artificial intelligence that focuses on the interaction between computers and human language. It aims to enable computers to understand, interpret, and generate human language in a meaningful way.
NLP techniques have various applications such as:
- Language Translation: NLP helps in translating text from one language to another. With advancements in machine translation models, NLP has significantly improved language translation services.
- Text Classification: NLP can automatically categorize text into predefined categories. It is useful in tasks like sentiment analysis, spam detection, and topic classification.
- Information Extraction: NLP techniques can extract specific information from unstructured text. For example, extracting named entities like names, locations, dates, and organizations from articles or documents.
- Question Answering: NLP can facilitate systems to answer questions posed by users. This is particularly useful in chatbots, virtual assistants, and search engines.
These are just a few examples, and NLP finds applications in many other fields like healthcare, customer support, financial analysis, and content summarization.