Google DeepMind Teaches Artificial Intelligence Machines to Read

A revolution in artificial intelligence is currently sweeping through computer science. The technique is called deep learning and it's affecting everything from facial and voice to fashion and economics. But one area that has not yet benefitted is natural language processing--the ability to read a document and then answer questions about it. That's partly because deep learning machines must first learn their trade from vast databases that are carefully annotated for the purpose. However, these simply do not exist in sufficient size to be useful.