Natural Language Processing (NLP) is a branch of artificial intelligence that focuses on enabling computers to understand, interpret, and generate human language in a way that is both meaningful and useful. NLP combines computational linguistics, computer science, and cognitive psychology to bridge the gap between human communication and computer understanding.
NLP algorithms are designed to process and analyze large amounts of natural language data, including text and speech, to extract meaning, identify patterns, and generate responses. NLP is used in a wide range of applications, including language translation, sentiment analysis, chatbots, and information retrieval.
NLP has made significant advancements in recent years, thanks to the development of deep learning models and large language models, which have enabled more accurate and nuanced language understanding and generation.