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From search engines to Siri—see how NLP is the invisible hand guiding your digital life.
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NLP has become a cornerstone of modern
technology with applications spanning from
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search engines,
to personal assistants, and beyond.
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Its ability to parse, understand, and
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generate human language has opened up
new possibilities in numerous fields.
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This video will explore some practical
applications and use cases of NLP.
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Search engines.
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The role of NLP in search engine
algorithms is fundamental.
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It enhances the search experience by
understanding the intent behind queries,
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thus delivering more accurate results.
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Techniques such as named entity
recognition enable the identification and
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classification of entities within text,
allowing for
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the refinement of search results.
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Text classification categorizes
queries into predefined categories,
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making it easier for the algorithm
to fetch relevant information.
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Summarization techniques help in providing
concise descriptions of web pages,
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aiding in quick content skimming.
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Google search, one of the most
sophisticated search engines,
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employs NLP extensively.
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It processes billions of
search queries daily,
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understanding the nuances of
language in different contexts.
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Google's algorithms use NLP
to detect spelling mistakes,
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interpret synonyms, and
predict subsequent words in a query,
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significantly improving
the user experience.
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Smart assistants.
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Smart assistants like Siri and Alexa
harness NLP for speech recognition and
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comprehension, enabling them to
process and respond to voice commands.
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They transform spoken language into text,
interpret the meaning,
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and take action based on user requests.
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However, challenges persist in context
awareness and intent recognition,
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as human communication is often
ambiguous and laden with subtleties.
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These assistants must decipher the exact
meaning of a query such as, what's
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the weather like, which can vary based
on location or the time of the query.
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User intent analysis is critical,
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where the system must understand whether
the query is for a current forecast or
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weekly outlook, or
if it's tied to travel plans.
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Recommendation systems.
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NLP is at the heart of recommendation
systems as seen in platforms like Netflix,
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YouTube, and Amazon.
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It drives these systems by
analyzing text data from reviews,
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product description,
and user interactions.
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Through this analysis, recommendation
engines filter and rank options,
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tailoring content to
individual preferences.
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Netflix, for example,
uses NLP to parse user reviews and
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feedback to understand
viewing preferences.
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Which in turn informs its recommendation
algorithm, enhancing the user's experience
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by suggesting movies and
TV shows that align with their tastes.
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Chatbots and Dialogue Systems.
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Chatbots and Dialogue Systems
are empowered by various NLP techniques,
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including parsing, sentiment analysis,
and entity recognition.
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These tools enable chatbots to
carry out human-like conversations,
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manage dialogues, and
respond to user inquiries.
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Context modeling remains a challenge, as
maintaining the thread of a conversation
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and appropriately referencing
previous interactions is complex.
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Example applications range from customer
service bots to virtual health advisors.
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However, they face limitations such as
the inability to handle non-standard
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language use, for example,
slang, dialects, effectively, or
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to understand ambiguous queries
without additional clarification.
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Other applications.
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Beyond these domains, NLP finds
applications in areas such as sentiment
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analysis for marketing, where it helps
brands understand public reactions to
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campaigns or new product launches by
analyzing social media posts and comments.
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For example, brands can get feedback
on a viral ad campaign like Nike's
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hit Dream Crazier commercial.
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In the legal field, NLP aids document
review by quickly parsing through vast
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amounts of text for
relevant case information.
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Law firms have adopted AI tools like
ROSS to speed up legal research and
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due diligence.
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It's amazing how NLP impacts
our lives in so many ways,
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from how we are recommended content, to
how we interact with personal assistance.
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But everything that glitters isn't gold.
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In our next video, we'll dive into
the ethical considerations around NLP.
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See you in the next one.
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