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    NLP (Natural Language Processing)

    A branch of AI focused on enabling computers to understand, interpret, and generate human language.

    What is Natural Language Processing?

    Natural Language Processing (NLP) is a field of artificial intelligence that focuses on the interaction between computers and human language. It enables machines to read, understand, and derive meaning from text and speech.

    Key NLP Tasks

    Text Classification — Categorize text (spam detection, sentiment analysis)
    Named Entity Recognition — Identify names, dates, locations in text
    Sentiment Analysis — Determine emotional tone of text
    Question Answering — Extract answers from text passages
    Text Generation — Create human-like text responses
    Summarization — Condense long documents into key points

    NLP in Customer Support

    NLP powers the core capabilities of AI customer support:
    1.Intent Detection — Understanding what the customer wants
    2.Entity Extraction — Identifying specific products, order numbers, etc.
    3.Response Generation — Creating helpful, contextual replies
    4.Language Detection — Automatically responding in the visitor's language

    Evolution

    NLP has evolved from simple keyword matching to sophisticated transformer-based models (like GPT and BERT) that understand context, nuance, and even sarcasm.

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