What is Natural Language Processing (NLP)?

Natural Language Processing (NLP) is the field of artificial intelligence that deals with how computers can understand, interpret and respond to human language.

NLP combines linguistics and computer science to enable machines to process and analyze large amounts of natural language data (text or speech) in the same way humans do.

For example, when you ask your virtual assistant (like Siri or Alexa) a question, NLP helps the device understand what you said, and respond accordingly. It’s also used in things like chatbots, language translation, sentiment analysis, and even spell checkers.

Here are more examples of how NLP is integrated into everyday tools and applications:

• Platforms like Gmail use NLP to automatically filter spam emails, promotional messages, and categorize them (Primary, Social, Promotions) based on the content and tone of the email.
• Translation tools like Google Translate or Microsoft Translator use NLP to translate text between languages. 
• When typing a message or email, predictive text features rely heavily on NLP to guess your next word based on context.
• Tools like Grammarly use NLP to offer real-time grammar, spelling, style, and clarity suggestions.