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Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data are transforming the way businesses analyze and interpret vast amounts of information. At the heart of this transformation is Natural Language Processing (NLP). Imagine digging into cloud-stored datasets, uncovering strategic gems at every turn. The possibilities of uncovering information to boost your organisational processes are beyond reach. Whether you’re a data scientist, a forward-thinking business leader, or a tech enthusiast hungry for innovation, NLP’s ability to unlock big data’s potential will keep you coming back for more. You need to prepare and get ready for a thrilling journey into the future, where every data point holds the key to endless possibilities!
How NLP Extracts Meaning from Large Data
NLP, or Natural Language Processing, is like the brainpower behind AI, giving machines the ability to understand, interpret, and even create human language. Think of it as the magical translator that bridges the gap between human talk and machine talk. NLP is a game-changer across of industries, from linguistics and psychology to HR and customer service, making language processing a breeze for both humans and computers.
But NLP isn’t just for not just tech-smart individuals, it extends beyond AI and computer science, for example the emergence of translation headphones. These futuristic gadgets use NLP to grasp what is said, translate it, and make sense of it all. Contextualizing speech for seamless communications across different languages. Enhancing global understanding and communication. Imagine having a conversation with someone who speaks a different language, and it feels like you’re both speaking the same one. It’s like having a superpower that boosts global communication and understanding, making the world feel a little bit smaller and a lot more connected.
For this to happen, there are steps of extracting meaning from large data using NLP being,
1. Tokenization: Think of tokenization as breaking down a complex text into manageable pieces, like sentences and words. Sentence tokenization is generally done by splitting the text at sentence endings, while word tokenization splits sentences at spaces.
2. Part-of-Speech Tagging (PoS Tagging): Next up, the PoS tagging a process of tagging each word with its part of speech. This tagging is essential for understanding sentence structure.
3. Named-Entity Recognition (NER): NER identifies and classifies entities into categories such as names of people, locations, organizations, dates, and more. It tags entities with IOB (Inside, Outside, Beginning) labels to group tokens into meaningful entities. This helps in extracting structured information from text.
4. Relation Extraction: Relation extraction maps relationships between identified entities. It builds on NER to understand the relationships between entities within the text, providing a deeper level of structured information extraction.
Then next up it includes NPL techniques,
Rule-Based Approaches: These approaches rely on predefined rules to analyze and understand text. They are effective for tasks that can be addressed through clear patterns, such as grammar and spelling in language translation.
Statistical Models: Statistical models are used for less complex tasks but require a high level of structure. For example, TF-IDF is a statistical model that helps identify patterns in documents to determine their relevance.
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This article was enhancedusing sources from:
Payoda Technology Inc (2021) Extract meaningful information from Big Data using NLP and Machine Learning
https://payodatechnologyinc.medium.com/extract-meaningful-information-from-big-data-using-nlp-and-machine-learning-f76972b4b9ea
Brecque, C. (2024) An Introduction to Natural Language Processing
https://textmine.com/post/an-introduction-to-natural-language-processing
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