Natural language processing (NLP) describes a branch of artificial intelligence (AI) that automates language recognition and generation so that computers and humans can communicate seamlessly. To interact with humans, computers must be adept at and understand syntax (grammar), semantics (word meaning), morphology (tense), and pragmatics (conversation). These tasks have proven quite complex. Natural language processing […]
A Data Management Case to Embrace Artificial Intelligence
One of the subjects of debate surrounding Artificial Intelligence (AI) is whether, or how much, its progress threatens taking humans out of the equation in industries of every type. At the Aspen Ideas Festival this summer, Coursera co-founder Andrew Ng was one of a panel commenting on the trend, noting that Artificial Intelligence is on […]
Natural Language Generation: A Revolution in Business Insight
“Think about just how interconnected the world is now,” said Matt Gould, the co-founder of Arria NLG, a prominent enterprise in the development and deployment of Natural Language Generation (NLG) technologies worldwide. “Think about it from just a personal context. How much data are you generating personally every day?” Modern, connected humans interact constantly online […]