Natural Language Understanding (NLU)

Natural Language Understanding (NLU) is a subfield of artificial intelligence and computational linguistics that focuses on the machine's ability to understand and interpret human language in a meaningful way. NLU involves the analysis of natural language input, including spoken or written text, to extract and comprehend its intended meaning, context, and sentiment. This includes tasks such as recognizing intent, identifying entities, parsing sentences, and understanding nuances such as ambiguity, idioms, and conversational context. NLU systems utilize various techniques from machine learning, natural language processing, and semantic analysis to achieve a deep comprehension of language, enabling applications such as chatbots, voice assistants, and automated customer service systems. By enabling machines to understand human language more accurately, NLU aims to facilitate more effective human-computer interaction.