CS5720 - Week 11
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Natural Language Processing Tasks Overview

Natural Language Processing (NLP) enables computers to understand, interpret, and generate human language.

From chatbots to translation systems, NLP powers countless applications we use daily. Let's explore the fundamental tasks that make this possible!

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Text Classification

Categorizing text into predefined groups or classes

Examples: Spam detection, sentiment analysis, topic categorization
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Named Entity Recognition

Identifying and extracting named entities from text

Examples: Person names, locations, organizations, dates
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Part-of-Speech Tagging

Labeling words with their grammatical roles

Examples: Noun, verb, adjective, adverb identification
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Machine Translation

Converting text from one language to another

Examples: Google Translate, real-time document translation
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Text Generation

Creating coherent text based on input or context

Examples: Story writing, code completion, chatbots
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Question Answering

Extracting answers from text given questions

Examples: Search engines, virtual assistants, FAQ systems
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Text Summarization

Condensing long texts into shorter versions

Examples: News digests, document summaries, meeting notes
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Semantic Similarity

Measuring how similar two pieces of text are in meaning

Examples: Duplicate detection, recommendation systems
Prepared by Dr. Gorkem Kar