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Behind Microsoft's Nuance Deal: Natural Language Processing, Explained

2021-04-13 17:02:00, Jared Council, WSJ

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222

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20

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2.22 min

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Advanced

Readability:
16th or higher

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In its early days, the process of getting computers to analyze and understand language involved hard-coded software rules and expert systems, according to Dr. Picheny, who's been working in the field since 1979.

Research firm Gartner predicts that by 2025, 50% of knowledge workers will use an NLP-powered virtual assistant daily, up from 5% in 2020.

Here's how natural language processing works.

Its pioneers include linguist Noam Chomsky and computer scientist John McCarthy, according to Michael Picheny, a research professor at New York University's Courant Institute Computer Science Department and Center for Data Science.

will bolster its strength in natural language processing, artificial intelligence that can interpret and respond to human language.

It powers Apple Inc.'s Siri and Amazon.com Inc.'s Alexa and automated call-center attendants.

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