AI & Digital Life · 45 sec
Natural language processing
A useful mental model for the technology shaping daily life.
The useful idea
- The useful idea
Natural language processing (NLP) is the processing of natural language information by a computer.
- How it works
NLP is a subfield of computer science and is closely associated with artificial intelligence.
- Why it matters
NLP is also related to information retrieval, knowledge representation, computational linguistics, and linguistics more broadly.
Why this matters
Use Natural language processing as a lens when judging what a digital tool can — and cannot — do.
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Use Natural language processing as a lens when judging what a digital tool can — and cannot — do.
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Which idea belongs to the explanation of Natural language processing?
- Why it matters
- How it works
- The useful idea — correct
Natural language processing (NLP) is the processing of natural language information by a computer.