NLP vs. NLU: from Understanding a Language to Its Processing

By Sciforce, software solutions based on science-driven information technologies. As artificial intelligence progresses and technology becomes more sophisticated, we expect existing concepts to embrace this change -- or change themselves. Similarly, in the domain of computer-aided processing of natural languages, shall the concept of natural language processing give way to natural language understanding? Or is the relation between the two concepts more subtle and complicated than merely the linear progression of a technology? In this post, we'll scrutinize over the concepts of NLP and NLU and their niches in the AI-related technology.