Introduction to Natural Language Processing (NLP)

Natural Language Processing (NLP) is a branch of artificial intelligence that focuses on the interaction between computers and humans through natural language. It involves the ability of machines to understand, interpret, and generate human language. This field has seen significant advancements in recent years, leading to applications in various industries.

Key Components of NLP

• Text Processing: This involves tasks such as tokenization, stemming, and lemmatization.
• Sentiment Analysis: Determining the sentiment of a piece of text, whether it is positive, negative, or neutral.
• Machine Translation: Translating text from one language to another.
• Entity Recognition: Identifying and categorizing entities in text, such as names, locations, and organizations.

Applications of NLP

• Customer Service: NLP can be used to automate customer service interactions, providing quick and accurate responses to customer queries.
• Healthcare: NLP can help in analyzing medical records and extracting relevant information for better diagnosis and treatment.
• Finance: NLP can be used for fraud detection, market analysis, and customer sentiment analysis.

Resources

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NLP in Action