Natural Language Processing

What it is

Natural Language Processing (NLP) is the field of AI focused on enabling computers to understand, interpret, and generate human language. It covers tasks like translation, sentiment analysis, text summarisation, and question answering. LLMs are the current state-of-the-art approach to NLP.

Why it matters

NLP is why you can talk to AI in plain English instead of programming languages. Every time you prompt an AI assistant, ask a voice assistant a question, or use auto-translate, you're using NLP. It's the bridge between human communication and machine understanding.