What is NLP, and is it going to automate writers out of their jobs?

If there’s one disruptive technology that writers should be paying attention to, it’s NLP. This new technology has the ability to completely upend how content is created, and maybe even automate some writers out of a job. However, there’s a lot of confusion about what exactly NLP is and how it works.

I’m here to put an end to the chaos and answer all your burning questions. In this article, we’ll look at exactly what NLP is, how it works, and why you should care.

Let’s get to it!

What does ‘NLP’ stand for?

Natural language processing, or NLP for short, is a subfield of artificial intelligence that deals with the interaction between computers and human languages. It involves the development of algorithms that allow computers to understand and interpret human speech as well as text.

NLP can be used for a variety of purposes, such as machine translation, text classification, and sentiment analysis. It is used extensively in the domain of data mining for tasks such as information retrieval, text mining, machine translation, semantic role labeling, and topic modeling.

NLP has many uses within web search engines. Take the following sentence: “You will find this book very useful.” The words “this book” could refer to any number of books or even a specific page. When you search the phrase using Google, it will return results for all books and pages that match the query.

How does NLP work?

Within the sentence, there are three words that can be searched: “you,” “this,” and “book.” To broaden the number of documents returned, each word in the sentence is indexed and stored in a database. When you type in the phrase “you will find this book very useful,” the words are matched and the document is returned.

NLP can also be used to determine the sentiment of a piece of text. For example, if you input the sentence “I hate this book,” the algorithm would pick up on “hate” and return results that are related to hate, such as hate crimes, the Holocaust, etc.

How is NLP used in search engines?

NLP is widely used in search today. It can be used through three different types of requests:

An “entity request” allows you to search for a person, place, or thing.

Entity requests are often used when you want to search for something specific, such as a movie or an actor. For example, if you type in “The Shawshank Redemption,” the relevant results will be returned because of the specific entity request.

A “phrase request” allows you to search for a specific phrase.

Phrase requests are often used when you want to find documents that include a specific phrase. For example, if you type in “The Shawshank Redemption prison,” the phrase request will return documents that contain both the words “The Shawshank Redemption” and “prison.”

A “free-text request” allows you to search for specific words.

Free-text requests are often used when you want to find documents that include a specific word or series of words. For example, if you type in “The Shawshank Redemption rob,” the free-text request will return results for both “The Shawshank Redemption” and “rob.”

Why should writers care about NLP?

As a writer, you should care about NLP because it has the ability to completely change the way content is created and consumed. With NLP, writers can create more accurate and insightful content by analyzing data that was once inaccessible.

NLP can also help you improve your writing by identifying grammar errors and providing feedback on your style. Additionally, NLP can be used to improve the readability of your content, making it easier for readers to understand.

Most importantly, new AI tools are using NLP to not just understand, but create content. This means that the days of hiring a copywriter to churn out SEO-friendly content may be coming to an end. With NLP, you can now do it all automatically!

Imagine this scenario: You log on to your favorite personal assistant (think Siri) and ask for an article about “NLP.” Your pen pal types in the request and spits out a perfectly formatted blog post that not only tells you everything you wanted to know, but is chock-full of helpful tips.

This scenario may sound like something out of science fiction, but it’s closer to reality than you might think. In fact, IBM is currently working on a personal assistant that can “write” blog posts using NLP! Instead of manually writing content by hand, writers will have the ability to generate hundreds of pieces of content with just a few clicks.

NLP will likely transform writers from content creators to editors, overseeing the work of bots that are able to produce hundreds of articles on the same topic. As one writer recently said, “There will soon come a day when you can’t do anything on the Internet without having NLP involved.”

The bottom line

In short, NLP is a powerful tool that can help writers create better content and reach a wider audience. If you’re not using NLP, you’re missing out on a lot of potential benefits.

The best writers combine solid writing skills with cutting-edge strategies. If you want your content to stand out in an increasingly competitive industry, it’s time to learn about NLP!