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Getting Started with Natural Language Processing
Humans communicate with language, but computers communicate with data. Discover how to translate between the two in this course.
Skill level
BeginnerTime to complete
Approx. 1 hoursCertificate of completion
Included with paid plansPrerequisites
None
About this course
From your virtual assistant recommending a restaurant to that terrible autocorrect you sent your parents, natural language processing (NLP) is a rapidly growing presence in our lives. NLP is all about how computers work with human language. Don’t just use NLP tools — make them!
Skills you'll gain
Use basic text pre-processing techniques
Gain familiarity with various types of language models
Use topic modeling to understand a text
Syllabus
Getting Started with Natural Language Processing
Delve into the exciting world of Natural Language Processing (NLP) with this overview of major topics in the field.
Hands-on learning
Don’t just watch or read about someone else coding — write your own code live in our online, interactive platform. You’ll even get AI-driven recommendations on what you need to review to help keep you on track.
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