Natural Language Processing (NLP) is a branch of artificial intelligence (AI) that focuses on helping computers understand human language as it is spoken and written. NLP involves making computers perform useful tasks with the natural languages humans use, such as speech and written text. Some of the tasks that NLP can perform include:

• Language Translation: NLP drives computer programs that translate text from one language to another.

• Speech Recognition: NLP enables computers to respond to spoken commands.

• Text Summarization: NLP can summarize large volumes of text rapidly, even in real-time.

• Sentiment Analysis: NLP can analyze the sentiment in blocks of text.

• Named Entity Recognition: NLP can recognize named entities in text, such as people, places, and organizations.

NLP is used in a variety of real-world applications, including medical research, search engines, business intelligence, customer service chatbots, and other consumer conveniences. It is also used in conversational agents such as Amazons Alexa and Apples Siri. Aspiring NLP practitioners can specialize in this field to develop solutions to real-world problems.