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Hands-On Natural Language Processing with Python
Foster your NLP applications with the help of deep learning, NLTK, and TensorFlowKey FeaturesWeave neural networks into linguistic applications across various platformsPerform NLP tasks and train its models using NLTK and TensorFlowBoost your NLP models with strong deep learning architectures such as CNNs and RNNsBook DescriptionNatural language processing (NLP) has found its application in various domains, such as web search, advertisements, and customer services, and with the help of deep learning, we can enhance its performances in these areas. Hands-On Natural Language Processing with Python teaches you how to leverage deep learning models for performing various NLP tasks, along with best practices in dealing with today’s NLP challenges.To begin with, you will understand the core concepts of NLP and deep learning, such as Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), recurrent neural networks (RNNs), semantic embedding, Word2vec, and more. You will learn how to perform each and every task of NLP using neural networks, in which you will train and deploy neural networks in your NLP applications. You will get accustomed to using RNNs and CNNs in various application areas, such as text classification and sequence labeling, which are essential in the application of sentiment analysis, customer service chatbots, and anomaly detection. You will be equipped with practical knowledge in order to implement deep learning in your linguistic applications using Python's popular deep learning library, TensorFlow.By the end of this book, you will be well versed in building deep learning-backed NLP applications, along with overcoming NLP challenges with best practices developed by domain experts.What you will learnImplement semantic embedding of words to classify and find entitiesConvert words to vectors by training in order to perform arithmetic operationsTrain a deep learning model to detect classification of tweets and newsImplement a question-answer model with search and RNN modelsTrain models for various text classification datasets using CNNImplement WaveNet a deep generative model for producing a natural-sounding voiceConvert voice-to-text and text-to-voiceTrain a model to convert speech-to-text using DeepSpeechWho this book is forHands-on Natural Language Processing with Python is for you if you are a developer, machine learning or an NLP engineer who wants to build a deep learning application that leverages NLP techniques. This comprehensive guide is also useful for deep learning users who want to extend their deep learning skills in building NLP applications. All you need is the basics of machine learning and Python to enjoy the book.
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Hands-On Python Natural Language Processing
Get well-versed with traditional as well as modern natural language processing concepts and techniquesKey FeaturesPerform various NLP tasks to build linguistic applications using Python librariesUnderstand, analyze, and generate text to provide accurate resultsInterpret human language using various NLP concepts, methodologies, and toolsBook DescriptionNatural Language Processing (NLP) is the subfield in computational linguistics that enables computers to understand, process, and analyze text. This book caters to the unmet demand for hands-on training of NLP concepts and provides exposure to real-world applications along with a solid theoretical grounding.This book starts by introducing you to the field of NLP and its applications, along with the modern Python libraries that you'll use to build your NLP-powered apps. With the help of practical examples, you’ll learn how to build reasonably sophisticated NLP applications, and cover various methodologies and challenges in deploying NLP applications in the real world. You'll cover key NLP tasks such as text classification, semantic embedding, sentiment analysis, machine translation, and developing a chatbot using machine learning and deep learning techniques. The book will also help you discover how machine learning techniques play a vital role in making your linguistic apps smart. Every chapter is accompanied by examples of real-world applications to help you build impressive NLP applications of your own.By the end of this NLP book, you’ll be able to work with language data, use machine learning to identify patterns in text, and get acquainted with the advancements in NLP.What you will learnUnderstand how NLP powers modern applicationsExplore key NLP techniques to build your natural language vocabularyTransform text data into mathematical data structures and learn how to improve text mining modelsDiscover how various neural network architectures work with natural language dataGet the hang of building sophisticated text processing models using machine learning and deep learningCheck out state-of-the-art architectures that have revolutionized research in the NLP domainWho this book is forThis NLP Python book is for anyone looking to learn NLP’s theoretical and practical aspects alike. It starts with the basics and gradually covers advanced concepts to make it easy to follow for readers with varying levels of NLP proficiency. This comprehensive guide will help you develop a thorough understanding of the NLP methodologies for building linguistic applications; however, working knowledge of Python programming language and high school level mathematics is expected.
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Introduction to Python and Large Language Models
Gain a solid foundation for Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Large Language Models (LLMs), emphasizing their significance in today’s computational world. This book is an introductory guide to NLP and LLMs with Python programming.The book starts with the basics of NLP and LLMs. It covers essential NLP concepts, such as text preprocessing, feature engineering, and sentiment analysis using Python. The book offers insights into Python programming, covering syntax, data types, conditionals, loops, functions, and object-oriented programming. Next, it delves deeper into LLMs, unraveling their complex components.You’ll learn about LLM elements, including embedding layers, feedforward layers, recurrent layers, and attention mechanisms. You’ll also explore important topics like tokens, token distributions, zero-shot learning, LLM hallucinations, and insights into popular LLM architectures such as GPT-4, BERT, T5, PALM, and others. Additionally, it covers Python libraries like Hugging Face, OpenAI API, and Cohere. The final chapter bridges theory with practical application, offering step-by-step examples of coded applications for tasks like text generation, summarization, language translation, question-answering systems, and chatbots.In the end, this book will equip you with the knowledge and tools to navigate the dynamic landscape of NLP and LLMs.What You’ll LearnUnderstand the basics of Python and the features of Python 3.11Explore the essentials of NLP and how do they lay the foundations for LLMs.Review LLM components.Develop basic apps using LLMs and Python.Who This Book Is ForData analysts, AI and Machine Learning Experts, Python developers, and Software Development Professionals interested in learning the foundations of NLP, LLMs, and the processes of building modern LLM applications for various tasks.
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Natural Language Processing
This textbook provides a contemporary and comprehensive overview of Natural Language Processing (NLP), covering fundamental concepts, core algorithms, and key applications such as AI chatbots, Large Language Models and Generative AI. Additionally, it includes seven step-by-step NLP workshops, totaling 14 hours, that offer hands-on practice with essential Python tools, including NLTK, spaCy, TensorFlow, Keras, Transformers, and BERT. The objective of this book is to provide readers with a fundamental grasp of NLP and its core technologies, and to enable them to build their own NLP applications (e.g. Chatbot systems) using Python-based NLP tools. It is both a textbook and NLP tool-book intended for the following readers: undergraduate students from various disciplines who want to learn NLP; lecturers and tutors who want to teach courses or tutorials for undergraduate/graduate students on NLP and related AI topics; and readers with various backgrounds who want to learn NLP, and more importantly, to build workable NLP applications after completing its 14 hours of Python-based workshops.
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Natural Language Processing with Python
This book offers a highly accessible introduction to natural language processing, the field that supports a variety of language technologies, from predictive text and email filtering to automatic summarization and translation. With it, you'll learn how to write Python programs that work with large collections of unstructured text. You'll access richly annotated datasets using a comprehensive range of linguistic data structures, and you'll understand the main algorithms for analyzing the content and structure of written communication. Packed with examples and exercises, Natural Language Processing with Python will help you: * Extract information from unstructured text, either to guess the topic or identify "named entities" * Analyze linguistic structure in text, including parsing and semantic analysis * Access popular linguistic databases, including WordNet and treebanks * Integrate techniques drawn from fields as diverse as linguistics and artificial intelligence This book will help you gain practical skills in natural language processing using the Python programming language and the Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK) open source library.If you're interested in developing web applications, analyzing multilingual news sources, or documenting endangered languages -- or if you're simply curious to have a programmer's perspective on how human language works -- you'll find Natural Language Processing with Python both fascinating and immensely useful.
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Natural Language Processing with Python Quick Start Guide
Build and deploy intelligent applications for natural language processing with Python by using industry standard tools and recently popular methods in deep learningKey FeaturesA no-math, code-driven programmer’s guide to text processing and NLPGet state of the art results with modern tooling across linguistics, text vectors and machine learningFundamentals of NLP methods from spaCy, gensim, scikit-learn and PyTorchBook DescriptionNLP in Python is among the most sought after skills among data scientists. With code and relevant case studies, this book will show how you can use industry-grade tools to implement NLP programs capable of learning from relevant data. We will explore many modern methods ranging from spaCy to word vectors that have reinvented NLP.The book takes you from the basics of NLP to building text processing applications. We start with an introduction to the basic vocabulary along with a workflow for building NLP applications.We use industry-grade NLP tools for cleaning and pre-processing text, automatic question and answer generation using linguistics, text embedding, text classifier, and building a chatbot. With each project, you will learn a new concept of NLP. You will learn about entity recognition, part of speech tagging and dependency parsing for Q and A. We use text embedding for both clustering documents and making chatbots, and then build classifiers using scikit-learn.We conclude by deploying these models as REST APIs with Flask.By the end, you will be confident building NLP applications, and know exactly what to look for when approaching new challenges.What you will learnUnderstand classical linguistics in using English grammar for automatically generating questions and answers from a free text corpusWork with text embedding models for dense number representations of words, subwords and characters in the English language for exploring document clusteringDeep Learning in NLP using PyTorch with a code-driven introduction to PyTorchUsing an NLP project management Framework for estimating timelines and organizing your project into stagesHack and build a simple chatbot application in 30 minutesDeploy an NLP or machine learning application using Flask as RESTFUL APIsWho this book is forProgrammers who wish to build systems that can interpret language. Exposure to Python programming is required. Familiarity with NLP or machine learning vocabulary will be helpful, but not mandatory.
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Python for Natural Language Processing
Since the last edition of this book (2014), progress has been astonishing in all areas of Natural Language Processing, with recent achievements in Text Generation that spurred a media interest going beyond the traditional academic circles. Text Processing has meanwhile become a mainstream industrial tool that is used, to various extents, by countless companies. As such, a revision of this book was deemed necessary to catch up with the recent breakthroughs, and the author discusses models and architectures that have been instrumental in the recent progress of Natural Language Processing.As in the first two editions, the intention is to expose the reader to the theories used in Natural Language Processing, and to programming examples that are essential for a deep understanding of the concepts. Although present in the previous two editions, Machine Learning is now even more pregnant, having replaced many of the earlier techniques to process text. Many new techniques build on the availability of text. Using Python notebooks, the reader will be able to load small corpora, format text, apply the models through executing pieces of code, gradually discover the theoretical parts by possibly modifying the code or the parameters, and traverse theories and concrete problems through a constant interaction between the user and the machine. The data sizes and hardware requirements are kept to a reasonable minimum so that a user can see instantly, or at least quickly, the results of most experiments on most machines.The book does not assume a deep knowledge of Python, and an introduction to this language aimed at Text Processing is given in Ch. 2, which will enable the reader to touch all the programming concepts, including NumPy arrays and PyTorch tensors as fundamental structures to represent and process numerical data in Python, or Keras for training Neural Networks to classify texts. Covering topics like Word Segmentation and Part-of-Speech and Sequence Annotation, the textbook also gives an in-depth overview of Transformers (for instance, BERT), Self-Attention and Sequence-to-Sequence Architectures.
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Natural Language Understanding with Python
Build advanced Natural Language Understanding Systems by acquiring data and selecting appropriate technology.Key FeaturesMaster NLU concepts from basic text processing to advanced deep learning techniquesExplore practical NLU applications like chatbots, sentiment analysis, and language translationGain a deeper understanding of large language models like ChatGPTBook DescriptionNatural language understanding (NLU) organizes and structures, language allowing computer systems to effectively process textual information for many different practical applications. Natural Language Understanding with Python will help you explore practical techniques that make use of NLU to build a wide variety of creative and useful applications.Complete with step-by-step explanations of essential concepts and practical examples, this book begins by teaching you about NLU and its applications. You’ll then explore a wide range of current NLU techniques and their most appropriate use-case. In the process, you’ll be introduced to the most useful Python NLU libraries. Not only will you learn the basics of NLU, you’ll also be introduced to practical issues such as acquiring data, evaluating systems, and deploying NLU applications, along with their solutions. This book is a comprehensive guide that will help you explore the full spectrum of essential NLU techniques and resources.By the end of this book, you will be familiar with the foundational concepts of NLU, deep learning, and large language models (LLMs). You will be well on your way to having the skills to independently apply NLU technology in your own academic and practical applications.What you will learnThe most important skill that readers will acquire is not just HOW to apply natural language techniques, but WHY to select particular techniques.The book will also cover important practical considerations concerning acquiring real data and evaluating real system performance, not just performing textbook evaluations with pre-existing corpora.After reading this book and studying the code, readers will be equipped to build state of the art as well as practical natural language applications to solve real problems.How to develop and fine-tune an NLP applicationMaintaining NLP applications after deploymentWho this book is forThis book is for python developers, computational linguists, linguists, data scientists, NLP developers, conversational AI developers, and students looking to learn about natural language understanding (NLU) and applying natural language processing (NLP) technology to real problems. Anyone interested in addressing natural language problems will find this book useful. Working knowledge in Python is a must.
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Natural Language Processing: Python and NLTK
Learn to build expert NLP and machine learning projects using NLTK and other Python librariesAbout This Book* Break text down into its component parts for spelling correction, feature extraction, and phrase transformation * Work through NLP concepts with simple and easy-to-follow programming recipes * Gain insights into the current and budding research topics of NLP Who This Book Is ForIf you are an NLP or machine learning enthusiast and an intermediate Python programmer who wants to quickly master NLTK for natural language processing, then this Learning Path will do you a lot of good. Students of linguistics and semantic/sentiment analysis professionals will find it invaluable.What You Will Learn* The scope of natural language complexity and how they are processed by machines* Clean and wrangle text using tokenization and chunking to help you process data better* Tokenize text into sentences and sentences into words* Classify text and perform sentiment analysis* Implement string matching algorithms and normalization techniques* Understand and implement the concepts of information retrieval and text summarization* Find out how to implement various NLP tasks in PythonIn DetailNatural Language Processing is a field of computational linguistics and artificial intelligence that deals with human-computer interaction. It provides a seamless interaction between computers and human beings and gives computers the ability to understand human speech with the help of machine learning. The number of human-computer interaction instances are increasing so it's becoming imperative that computers comprehend all major natural languages. The first NLTK Essentials module is an introduction on how to build systems around NLP, with a focus on how to create a customized tokenizer and parser from scratch. You will learn essential concepts of NLP, be given practical insight into open source tool and libraries available in Python, shown how to analyze social media sites, and be given tools to deal with large scale text. This module also provides a workaround using some of the amazing capabilities of Python libraries such as NLTK, scikit-learn, pandas, and NumPy.The second Python 3 Text Processing with NLTK 3 Cookbook module teaches you the essential techniques of text and language processing with simple, straightforward examples. This includes organizing text corpora, creating your own custom corpus, text classification with a focus on sentiment analysis, and distributed text processing methods. The third Mastering Natural Language Processing with Python module will help you become an expert and assist you in creating your own NLP projects using NLTK. You will be guided through model development with machine learning tools, shown how to create training data, and given insight into the best practices for designing and building NLP-based applications using Python.This Learning Path combines some of the best that Packt has to offer in one complete, curated package
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Python Natural Language Processing Cookbook
Updated to include three new chapters on transformers, natural language understanding (NLU) with explainable AI, and dabbling with popular LLMs from Hugging Face and OpenAIKey FeaturesLeverage ready-to-use recipes with the latest LLMs, including Mistral, Llama, and OpenAI modelsUse LLM-powered agents for custom tasks and real-world interactionsGain practical, in-depth knowledge of transformers and their role in implementing various NLP tasks with open-source and advanced LLMsPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook DescriptionHarness the power of Natural Language Processing to overcome real-world text analysis challenges with this recipe-based roadmap written by two seasoned NLP experts with vast experience transforming various industries with their NLP prowess.You’ll be able to make the most of the latest NLP advancements, including large language models (LLMs), and leverage their capabilities through Hugging Face transformers. Through a series of hands-on recipes, you’ll master essential techniques such as extracting entities and visualizing text data. The authors will expertly guide you through building pipelines for sentiment analysis, topic modeling, and question-answering using popular libraries like spaCy, Gensim, and NLTK. You’ll also learn to implement RAG pipelines to draw out precise answers from a text corpus using LLMs.This second edition expands your skillset with new chapters on cutting-edge LLMs like GPT-4, Natural Language Understanding (NLU), and Explainable AI (XAI)—fostering trust and transparency in your NLP models.By the end of this book, you'll be equipped with the skills to apply advanced text processing techniques, use pre-trained transformer models, build custom NLP pipelines to extract valuable insights from text data to drive informed decision-making.What you will learnUnderstand fundamental NLP concepts along with their applications using examples in PythonClassify text quickly and accurately with rule-based and supervised methodsTrain NER models and perform sentiment analysis to identify entities and emotions in textExplore topic modeling and text visualization to reveal themes and relationships within textLeverage Hugging Face and OpenAI LLMs to perform advanced NLP tasksUse question-answering techniques to handle both open and closed domainsApply XAI techniques to better understand your model predictionsWho this book is forThis updated edition of the Python Natural Language Processing Cookbook is for data scientists, machine learning engineers, and developers with a background in Python. Whether you’re looking to learn NLP techniques, extract valuable insights from textual data, or create foundational applications, this book will equip you with basic to intermediate skills. No prior NLP knowledge is necessary to get started. All you need is familiarity with basic programming principles. For seasoned developers, the updated sections offer the latest on transformers, explainable AI, and Gene
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Practical Natural Language Processing with Python
Work with natural language tools and techniques to solve real-world problems. This book focuses on how natural language processing (NLP) is used in various industries. Each chapter describes the problem and solution strategy, then provides an intuitive explanation of how different algorithms work and a deeper dive on code and output in Python. Practical Natural Language Processing with Python follows a case study-based approach. Each chapter is devoted to an industry or a use case, where you address the real business problems in that industry and the various ways to solve them. You start with various types of text data before focusing on the customer service industry, the type of data available in that domain, and the common NLP problems encountered. Here you cover the bag-of-words model supervised learning technique as you try to solve the case studies. Similar depth is given to other use cases such as online reviews, bots, finance, and so on. As you cover the problems in these industries you’ll also cover sentiment analysis, named entity recognition, word2vec, word similarities, topic modeling, deep learning, and sequence to sequence modelling. By the end of the book, you will be able to handle all types of NLP problems independently. You will also be able to think in different ways to solve language problems. Code and techniques for all the problems are provided in the book.What You Will LearnBuild an understanding of NLP problems in industryGain the know-how to solve a typical NLP problem using language-based models and machine learningDiscover the best methods to solve a business problem using NLP - the tried and tested onesUnderstand the business problems that are tough to solve Who This Book Is ForAnalytics and data science professionals who want to kick start NLP, and NLP professionals who want to get new ideas to solve the problems at hand.
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Python Natural Language Processing Cookbook
Get to grips with solving real-world NLP problems, such as dependency parsing, information extraction, topic modeling, and text data visualizationKey FeaturesAnalyze varying complexities of text using popular Python packages such as NLTK, spaCy, sklearn, and gensimImplement common and not-so-common linguistic processing tasks using Python librariesOvercome the common challenges faced while implementing NLP pipelinesBook DescriptionPython is the most widely used language for natural language processing (NLP) thanks to its extensive tools and libraries for analyzing text and extracting computer-usable data. This book will take you through a range of techniques for text processing, from basics such as parsing the parts of speech to complex topics such as topic modeling, text classification, and visualization. Starting with an overview of NLP, the book presents recipes for dividing text into sentences, stemming and lemmatization, removing stopwords, and parts of speech tagging to help you to prepare your data. You’ll then learn ways of extracting and representing grammatical information, such as dependency parsing and anaphora resolution, discover different ways of representing the semantics using bag-of-words, TF-IDF, word embeddings, and BERT, and develop skills for text classification using keywords, SVMs, LSTMs, and other techniques. As you advance, you’ll also see how to extract information from text, implement unsupervised and supervised techniques for topic modeling, and perform topic modeling of short texts, such as tweets. Additionally, the book shows you how to develop chatbots using NLTK and Rasa and visualize text data. By the end of this NLP book, you’ll have developed the skills to use a powerful set of tools for text processing.What you will learnBecome well-versed with basic and advanced NLP techniques in PythonRepresent grammatical information in text using spaCy, and semantic information using bag-of-words, TF-IDF, and word embeddingsPerform text classification using different methods, including SVMs and LSTMsExplore different techniques for topic modeling such as K-means, LDA, NMF, and BERTWork with visualization techniques such as NER and word clouds for different NLP toolsBuild a basic chatbot using NLTK and RasaExtract information from text using regular expression techniques and statistical and deep learning toolsWho this book is forThis book is for data scientists and professionals who want to learn how to work with text. Intermediate knowledge of Python will help you to make the most out of this book. If you are an NLP practitioner, this book will serve as a code reference when working on your projects.
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Natural Language Processing Fundamentals
Use Python and NLTK (Natural Language Toolkit) to build out your own text classifiers and solve common NLP problems.Key FeaturesAssimilate key NLP concepts and terminologies Explore popular NLP tools and techniquesGain practical experience using NLP in application codeBook DescriptionIf NLP hasn't been your forte, Natural Language Processing Fundamentals will make sure you set off to a steady start. This comprehensive guide will show you how to effectively use Python libraries and NLP concepts to solve various problems.You'll be introduced to natural language processing and its applications through examples and exercises. This will be followed by an introduction to the initial stages of solving a problem, which includes problem definition, getting text data, and preparing it for modeling. With exposure to concepts like advanced natural language processing algorithms and visualization techniques, you'll learn how to create applications that can extract information from unstructured data and present it as impactful visuals. Although you will continue to learn NLP-based techniques, the focus will gradually shift to developing useful applications. In these sections, you'll understand how to apply NLP techniques to answer questions as can be used in chatbots. By the end of this book, you'll be able to accomplish a varied range of assignments ranging from identifying the most suitable type of NLP task for solving a problem to using a tool like spacy or gensim for performing sentiment analysis. The book will easily equip you with the knowledge you need to build applications that interpret human language.What you will learnObtain, verify, and clean data before transforming it into a correct format for usePerform data analysis and machine learning tasks using PythonUnderstand the basics of computational linguisticsBuild models for general natural language processing tasksEvaluate the performance of a model with the right metricsVisualize, quantify, and perform exploratory analysis from any text dataWho this book is forNatural Language Processing Fundamentals is designed for novice and mid-level data scientists and machine learning developers who want to gather and analyze text data to build an NLP-powered product. It'll help you to have prior experience of coding in Python using data types, writing functions, and importing libraries. Some experience with linguistics and probability is useful but not necessary.
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Mastering spaCy
Build end-to-end industrial-strength NLP models using advanced morphological and syntactic features in spaCy to create real-world applications with easeKey FeaturesGain an overview of what spaCy offers for natural language processingLearn details of spaCy's features and how to use them effectivelyWork through practical recipes using spaCyBook DescriptionspaCy is an industrial-grade, efficient NLP Python library. It offers various pre-trained models and ready-to-use features. Mastering spaCy provides you with end-to-end coverage of spaCy's features and real-world applications.You'll begin by installing spaCy and downloading models, before progressing to spaCy's features and prototyping real-world NLP apps. Next, you'll get familiar with visualizing with spaCy's popular visualizer displaCy. The book also equips you with practical illustrations for pattern matching and helps you advance into the world of semantics with word vectors. Statistical information extraction methods are also explained in detail. Later, you'll cover an interactive business case study that shows you how to combine all spaCy features for creating a real-world NLP pipeline. You'll implement ML models such as sentiment analysis, intent recognition, and context resolution. The book further focuses on classification with popular frameworks such as TensorFlow's Keras API together with spaCy. You'll cover popular topics, including intent classification and sentiment analysis, and use them on popular datasets and interpret the classification results.By the end of this book, you'll be able to confidently use spaCy, including its linguistic features, word vectors, and classifiers, to create your own NLP apps.What you will learnInstall spaCy, get started easily, and write your first Python scriptUnderstand core linguistic operations of spaCyDiscover how to combine rule-based components with spaCy statistical modelsBecome well-versed with named entity and keyword extractionBuild your own ML pipelines using spaCyApply all the knowledge you've gained to design a chatbot using spaCyWho this book is forThis book is for data scientists and machine learners who want to excel in NLP as well as NLP developers who want to master spaCy and build applications with it. Language and speech professionals who want to get hands-on with Python and spaCy and software developers who want to quickly prototype applications with spaCy will also find this book helpful. Beginner-level knowledge of the Python programming language is required to get the most out of this book. A beginner-level understanding of linguistics such as parsing, POS tags, and semantic similarity will also be useful.
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Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning for Developers
This book is for developers who are looking for an introduction to basic concepts in NLP and machine learning. Numerous code samples and listings are included to support myriad topics. The first two chapters contain introductory material for NumPy and Pandas, followed by chapters on NLP concepts, algorithms and toolkits, machine learning, and NLP applications. The final chapters include examples of NLP tasks using TF2 and Keras, the Transformer architecture, BERT-based models, and the GPT family of models. The appendices contain introductory material (including Python code samples) for various topics, including data and statistics, Python3, regular expressions, Keras, TF2, Matplotlib and Seaborn. Companion files with source code and figures are included. FEATURES • Covers extensive topics related to natural language processing and machine learning • Includes separate appendices on data and statistics, regular expressions, data visualization, Python, Keras, TF2, and more • Features companion files with source code and color figures from the book
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Natural Language Processing Workshop
Make NLP easy by building chatbots and models, and executing various NLP tasks to gain data-driven insights from raw text dataKey FeaturesGet familiar with key natural language processing (NLP) concepts and terminologyExplore the functionalities and features of popular NLP toolsLearn how to use Python programming and third-party libraries to perform NLP tasksBook DescriptionDo you want to learn how to communicate with computer systems using Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques, or make a machine understand human sentiments? Do you want to build applications like Siri, Alexa, or chatbots, even if you've never done it before?With The Natural Language Processing Workshop, you can expect to make consistent progress as a beginner, and get up to speed in an interactive way, with the help of hands-on activities and fun exercises.The book starts with an introduction to NLP. You'll study different approaches to NLP tasks, and perform exercises in Python to understand the process of preparing datasets for NLP models. Next, you'll use advanced NLP algorithms and visualization techniques to collect datasets from open websites, and to summarize and generate random text from a document. In the final chapters, you'll use NLP to create a chatbot that detects positive or negative sentiment in text documents such as movie reviews.By the end of this book, you'll be equipped with the essential NLP tools and techniques you need to solve common business problems that involve processing text.What you will learnObtain, verify, clean and transform text data into a correct format for useUse methods such as tokenization and stemming for text extractionDevelop a classifier to classify comments in Wikipedia articlesCollect data from open websites with the help of web scrapingTrain a model to detect topics in a set of documents using topic modelingDiscover techniques to represent text as word and document vectorsWho this book is forThis book is for beginner to mid-level data scientists, machine learning developers, and NLP enthusiasts. A basic understanding of machine learning and NLP is required to help you grasp the topics in this workshop more quickly.
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Natural Language Processing with Flair
Learn how to solve practical NLP problems with the Flair Python framework, train sequence labeling models, work with text classifiers and word embeddings, and much more through hands-on practical exercisesKey FeaturesBacked by the community and written by an NLP expertGet an understanding of basic NLP problems and terminologySolve real-world NLP problems with Flair with the help of practical hands-on exercisesBook DescriptionFlair is an easy-to-understand natural language processing (NLP) framework designed to facilitate training and distribution of state-of-the-art NLP models for named entity recognition, part-of-speech tagging, and text classification. Flair is also a text embedding library for combining different types of embeddings, such as document embeddings, Transformer embeddings, and the proposed Flair embeddings.Natural Language Processing with Flair takes a hands-on approach to explaining and solving real-world NLP problems. You'll begin by installing Flair and learning about the basic NLP concepts and terminology. You will explore Flair's extensive features, such as sequence tagging, text classification, and word embeddings, through practical exercises. As you advance, you will train your own sequence labeling and text classification models and learn how to use hyperparameter tuning in order to choose the right training parameters. You will learn about the idea behind one-shot and few-shot learning through a novel text classification technique TARS. Finally, you will solve several real-world NLP problems through hands-on exercises, as well as learn how to deploy Flair models to production.By the end of this Flair book, you'll have developed a thorough understanding of typical NLP problems and you'll be able to solve them with Flair.What you will learnGain an understanding of core NLP terminology and conceptsGet to grips with the capabilities of the Flair NLP frameworkFind out how to use Flair's state-of-the-art pre-built modelsBuild custom sequence labeling models, embeddings, and classifiersLearn about a novel text classification technique called TARSDiscover how to build applications with Flair and how to deploy them to productionWho this book is forThis Flair NLP book is for anyone who wants to learn about NLP through one of the most beginner-friendly, yet powerful Python NLP libraries out there. Software engineering students, developers, data scientists, and anyone who is transitioning into NLP and is interested in learning about practical approaches to solving problems with Flair will find this book useful. The book, however, is not recommended for readers aiming to get an in-depth theoretical understanding of the mathematics behind NLP. Beginner-level knowledge of Python programming is required to get the most out of this book.
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Text Analytics with Python
Leverage Natural Language Processing (NLP) in Python and learn how to set up your own robust environment for performing text analytics. This second edition has gone through a major revamp and introduces several significant changes and new topics based on the recent trends in NLP. You’ll see how to use the latest state-of-the-art frameworks in NLP, coupled with machine learning and deep learning models for supervised sentiment analysis powered by Python to solve actual case studies. Start by reviewing Python for NLP fundamentals on strings and text data and move on to engineering representation methods for text data, including both traditional statistical models and newer deep learning-based embedding models. Improved techniques and new methods around parsing and processing text are discussed as well. Text summarization and topic models have been overhauled so the book showcases how to build, tune, and interpret topic models in the context of an interest dataset on NIPS conference papers. Additionally, the book covers text similarity techniques with a real-world example of movie recommenders, along with sentiment analysis using supervised and unsupervised techniques.There is also a chapter dedicated to semantic analysis where you’ll see how to build your own named entity recognition (NER) system from scratch. While the overall structure of the book remains the same, the entire code base, modules, and chapters has been updated to the latest Python 3.x release.What You'll Learn• Understand NLP and text syntax, semantics and structure• Discover text cleaning and feature engineering• Review text classification and text clustering • Assess text summarization and topic models• Study deep learning for NLPWho This Book Is ForIT professionals, data analysts, developers, linguistic experts, data scientists and engineers and basically anyone with a keen interest in linguistics, analytics and generating insights from textual data.
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Hands-On Natural Language Processing with PyTorch 1.x
Become a proficient NLP data scientist by developing deep learning models for NLP and extract valuable insights from structured and unstructured dataKey FeaturesGet to grips with word embeddings, semantics, labeling, and high-level word representations using practical examplesLearn modern approaches to NLP and explore state-of-the-art NLP models using PyTorchImprove your NLP applications with innovative neural networks such as RNNs, LSTMs, and CNNsBook DescriptionIn the internet age, where an increasing volume of text data is generated daily from social media and other platforms, being able to make sense of that data is a crucial skill. With this book, you’ll learn how to extract valuable insights from text by building deep learning models for natural language processing (NLP) tasks.Starting by understanding how to install PyTorch and using CUDA to accelerate the processing speed, you’ll explore how the NLP architecture works with the help of practical examples. This PyTorch NLP book will guide you through core concepts such as word embeddings, CBOW, and tokenization in PyTorch. You’ll then learn techniques for processing textual data and see how deep learning can be used for NLP tasks. The book demonstrates how to implement deep learning and neural network architectures to build models that will allow you to classify and translate text and perform sentiment analysis. Finally, you’ll learn how to build advanced NLP models, such as conversational chatbots.By the end of this book, you’ll not only have understood the different NLP problems that can be solved using deep learning with PyTorch, but also be able to build models to solve them.What you will learnUse NLP techniques for understanding, processing, and generating textUnderstand PyTorch, its applications and how it can be used to build deep linguistic modelsExplore the wide variety of deep learning architectures for NLPDevelop the skills you need to process and represent both structured and unstructured NLP dataBecome well-versed with state-of-the-art technologies and exciting new developments in the NLP domainCreate chatbots using attention-based neural networksWho this book is forThis PyTorch book is for NLP developers, machine learning and deep learning developers, and anyone interested in building intelligent language applications using both traditional NLP approaches and deep learning architectures. If you’re looking to adopt modern NLP techniques and models for your development projects, this book is for you. Working knowledge of Python programming, along with basic working knowledge of NLP tasks, is required.
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Natural Language Processing Fundamentals for Developers
This book is for developers who are looking for an overview of basic concepts in Natural Language Processing. It casts a wide net of techniques to help developers who have a range of technical backgrounds. Numerous code samples and listings are included to support myriad topics. The first chapter shows you various details of managing data that are relevant for NLP. The next pair of chapters contain NLP concepts, followed by another pair of chapters with Python code samples to illustrate those NLP concepts. Chapter 6 explores applications, e.g., sentiment analysis, recommender systems, COVID-19 analysis, spam detection, and a short discussion regarding chatbots. The final chapter presents the Transformer architecture, BERT-based models, and the GPT family of models, all of which were developed during the past three years and considered SOTA ("state of the art"). The appendices contain introductory material (including Python code samples) on regular expressions and probability/statistical concepts. Companion files with source code and figures are included.FEATURES:Covers extensive topics related to natural language processing Includes separate appendices on regular expressions and probability/statisticsFeatures companion files with source code and figures from the book.
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Mastering Transformers
Take a problem-solving approach to learning all about transformers and get up and running in no time by implementing methodologies that will build the future of NLPKey FeaturesExplore quick prototyping with up-to-date Python libraries to create effective solutions to industrial problemsSolve advanced NLP problems such as named-entity recognition, information extraction, language generation, and conversational AIMonitor your model's performance with the help of BertViz, exBERT, and TensorBoardBook DescriptionTransformer-based language models have dominated natural language processing (NLP) studies and have now become a new paradigm. With this book, you'll learn how to build various transformer-based NLP applications using the Python Transformers library. The book gives you an introduction to Transformers by showing you how to write your first hello-world program. You'll then learn how a tokenizer works and how to train your own tokenizer. As you advance, you'll explore the architecture of autoencoding models, such as BERT, and autoregressive models, such as GPT. You'll see how to train and fine-tune models for a variety of natural language understanding (NLU) and natural language generation (NLG) problems, including text classification, token classification, and text representation. This book also helps you to learn efficient models for challenging problems, such as long-context NLP tasks with limited computational capacity. You'll also work with multilingual and cross-lingual problems, optimize models by monitoring their performance, and discover how to deconstruct these models for interpretability and explainability. Finally, you'll be able to deploy your transformer models in a production environment. By the end of this NLP book, you'll have learned how to use Transformers to solve advanced NLP problems using advanced models.What you will learnExplore state-of-the-art NLP solutions with the Transformers libraryTrain a language model in any language with any transformer architectureFine-tune a pre-trained language model to perform several downstream tasksSelect the right framework for the training, evaluation, and production of an end-to-end solutionGet hands-on experience in using TensorBoard and Weights & BiasesVisualize the internal representation of transformer models for interpretabilityWho this book is forThis book is for deep learning researchers, hands-on NLP practitioners, as well as ML/NLP educators and students who want to start their journey with Transformers. Beginner-level machine learning knowledge and a good command of Python will help you get the best out of this book.
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Natural Language Processing Recipes
Focus on implementing end-to-end projects using Python and leverage state-of-the-art algorithms. This book teaches you to efficiently use a wide range of natural language processing (NLP) packages to: implement text classification, identify parts of speech, utilize topic modeling, text summarization, sentiment analysis, information retrieval, and many more applications of NLP. The book begins with text data collection, web scraping, and the different types of data sources. It explains how to clean and pre-process text data, and offers ways to analyze data with advanced algorithms. You then explore semantic and syntactic analysis of the text. Complex NLP solutions that involve text normalization are covered along with advanced pre-processing methods, POS tagging, parsing, text summarization, sentiment analysis, word2vec, seq2seq, and much more. The book presents the fundamentals necessary for applications of machine learning and deep learning in NLP. This second edition goes over advanced techniques to convert text to features such as Glove, Elmo, Bert, etc. It also includes an understanding of how transformers work, taking sentence BERT and GPT as examples. The final chapters explain advanced industrial applications of NLP with solution implementation and leveraging the power of deep learning techniques for NLP problems. It also employs state-of-the-art advanced RNNs, such as long short-term memory, to solve complex text generation tasks. After reading this book, you will have a clear understanding of the challenges faced by different industries and you will have worked on multiple examples of implementing NLP in the real world.What You Will LearnKnow the core concepts of implementing NLP and various approaches to natural language processing (NLP), including NLP using Python libraries such as NLTK, textblob, SpaCy, Standford CoreNLP, and moreImplement text pre-processing and feature engineering in NLP, including advanced methods of feature engineeringUnderstand and implement the concepts of information retrieval, text summarization, sentiment analysis, text classification, and other advanced NLP techniques leveraging machine learning and deep learningWho This Book Is ForData scientists who want to refresh and learn various concepts of natural language processing (NLP) through coding exercises
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Mastering Text Analytics
This book is a comprehensive guide to mastering Natural Language Processing (NLP), a rapidly growing field in AI-powered text and data analytics. It equips you with tools and techniques to extract valuable insights from both structured and unstructured data, enabling you to uncover insights beyond the reach of traditional data analysis methods and stay competitive in this evolving domain. The book starts with foundational concepts, such as collecting and extracting data for NLP projects, before progressing to advanced topics like applications of transfer learning in NLP and Large Language Models (LLMs). Each chapter emphasizes real-world applications and includes practical case studies to ensure the knowledge is immediately applicable. Throughout the book, readers will find Python code demonstrations, hands-on projects, and detailed explanations of key concepts. Special features include business use cases from industries like healthcare and customer service, practice exercises to reinforce learning, and explorations of emerging NLP technologies. These elements make the book not only informative but also highly engaging and interactive. By the end of the book, the reader will have a solid foundation in Generative AI techniques to apply them to complex challenges. Whether you're a budding data scientist or a seasoned professional, this guide will help you harness the power of AI-driven text and data analytics effectively. What you will learn: Understand NLP with easy-to-follow explanations, examples, and Python implementations. Explore techniques such as transformers, word embeddings, and pragmatic analysis in real-world contexts. Work with real-world datasets and apply pre-processing, tokenization, and text extraction using NLP libraries. How to build complete NLP pipelines from data collection to model implementation, including sentiment analysis and chatbots. Learn state-of-the-art methods like deep learning techniques in NLP, large language models (LLMs), and zero-shot learning in NLP. Who this book is for: This book is tailored for data scientists, machine learning engineers, AI practitioners, and software developers seeking to learn NLP techniques and apply them to solve problems.
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Natural Language Processing with TensorFlow
From introductory NLP tasks to Transformer models, this new edition teaches you to utilize powerful TensorFlow APIs to implement end-to-end NLP solutions driven by performant ML (Machine Learning) modelsKey FeaturesLearn to solve common NLP problems effectively with TensorFlow 2.xImplement end-to-end data pipelines guided by the underlying ML model architectureUse advanced LSTM techniques for complex data transformations, custom models and metricsBook DescriptionLearning how to solve natural language processing (NLP) problems is an important skill to master due to the explosive growth of data combined with the demand for machine learning solutions in production. Natural Language Processing with TensorFlow, Second Edition, will teach you how to solve common real-world NLP problems with a variety of deep learning model architectures. The book starts by getting readers familiar with NLP and the basics of TensorFlow. Then, it gradually teaches you different facets of TensorFlow 2.x. In the following chapters, you then learn how to generate powerful word vectors, classify text, generate new text, and generate image captions, among other exciting use-cases of real-world NLP. TensorFlow has evolved to be an ecosystem that supports a machine learning workflow through ingesting and transforming data, building models, monitoring, and productionization. We will then read text directly from files and perform the required transformations through a TensorFlow data pipeline. We will also see how to use a versatile visualization tool known as TensorBoard to visualize our models. By the end of this NLP book, you will be comfortable with using TensorFlow to build deep learning models with many different architectures, and efficiently ingest data using TensorFlow Additionally, you'll be able to confidently use TensorFlow throughout your machine learning workflow.What you will learnLearn core concepts of NLP and techniques with TensorFlowUse state-of-the-art Transformers and how they are used to solve NLP tasksPerform sentence classification and text generation using CNNs and RNNsUtilize advanced models for machine translation and image caption generationBuild end-to-end data pipelines in TensorFlowLearn interesting facts and practices related to the task at handCreate word representations of large amounts of data for deep learningWho this book is forThis book is for Python developers and programmers with a strong interest in deep learning, who want to learn how to leverage TensorFlow to simplify NLP tasks.Fundamental Python skills are assumed, as well as basic knowledge of machine learning and undergraduate-level calculus and linear algebra. No previous natural language processing experience required.
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Python for Scientific Computing and Artificial Intelligence
Python for Scientific Computing and Artificial Intelligence is split into 3 parts: in Section 1, the reader is introduced to the Python programming language and shown how Python can aid in the understanding of advanced High School Mathematics. In Section 2, the reader is shown how Python can be used to solve real-world problems from a broad range of scientific disciplines. Finally, in Section 3, the reader is introduced to neural networks and shown how TensorFlow (written in Python) can be used to solve a large array of problems in Artificial Intelligence (AI).This book was developed from a series of national and international workshops that the author has been delivering for over twenty years. The book is beginner friendly and has a strong practical emphasis on programming and computational modelling.Features:No prior experience of programming is requiredOnline GitHub repository available with codes for readers to practiceCovers applications and examples from biology, chemistry, computer science, data science, electrical and mechanical engineering, economics, mathematics, physics, statistics and binary oscillator computingFull solutions to exercises are available as Jupyter notebooks on the WebSupport MaterialGitHub Repository of Python Files and Notebooks: https://github.com/proflynch/CRC-Press/Solutions to All Exercises:Section 1: An Introduction to Python: https://drstephenlynch.github.io/webpages/SolutionsSection1.htmlSection 2: Python for Scientific Computing: https://drstephenlynch.github.io/webpages/SolutionsSection2.htmlSection 3: Artificial Intelligence: https://drstephenlynch.github.io/webpages/SolutionsSection3.html
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Artificial Intelligence Programming with Python
A hands-on roadmap to using Python for artificial intelligence programming In Practical Artificial Intelligence Programming with Python: From Zero to Hero, veteran educator and photophysicist Dr. Perry Xiao delivers a thorough introduction to one of the most exciting areas of computer science in modern history. The book demystifies artificial intelligence and teaches readers its fundamentals from scratch in simple and plain language and with illustrative code examples. Divided into three parts, the author explains artificial intelligence generally, machine learning, and deep learning. It tackles a wide variety of useful topics, from classification and regression in machine learning to generative adversarial networks. He also includes: Fulsome introductions to MATLAB, Python, AI, machine learning, and deep learningExpansive discussions on supervised and unsupervised machine learning, as well as semi-supervised learningPractical AI and Python “cheat sheet” quick referencesThis hands-on AI programming guide is perfect for anyone with a basic knowledge of programming—including familiarity with variables, arrays, loops, if-else statements, and file input and output—who seeks to understand foundational concepts in AI and AI development.
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Natural Language Processing Projects
Leverage machine learning and deep learning techniques to build fully-fledged natural language processing (NLP) projects. Projects throughout this book grow in complexity and showcase methodologies, optimizing tips, and tricks to solve various business problems. You will use modern Python libraries and algorithms to build end-to-end NLP projects. The book starts with an overview of natural language processing (NLP) and artificial intelligence to provide a quick refresher on algorithms. Next, it covers end-to-end NLP projects beginning with traditional algorithms and projects such as customer review sentiment and emotion detection, topic modeling, and document clustering. From there, it delves into e-commerce related projects such as product categorization using the description of the product, a search engine to retrieve the relevant content, and a content-based recommendation system to enhance user experience. Moving forward, it explains how to build systems to find similar sentences using contextual embedding, summarizing huge documents using recurrent neural networks (RNN), automatic word suggestion using long short-term memory networks (LSTM), and how to build a chatbot using transfer learning. It concludes with an exploration of next-generation AI and algorithms in the research space. By the end of this book, you will have the knowledge needed to solve various business problems using NLP techniques.What You Will LearnImplement full-fledged intelligent NLP applications with PythonTranslate real-world business problem on text data with NLP techniquesLeverage machine learning and deep learning techniques to perform smart language processingGain hands-on experience implementing end-to-end search engine information retrieval, text summarization, chatbots, text generation, document clustering and product classification, and moreWho This Book Is ForData scientists, machine learning engineers, and deep learning professionals looking to build natural language applications using Python
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Building Natural Language and LLM Pipelines
Stop LLM applications from breaking in production. Build deterministic pipelines, enforce strict tool contracts, engineer high-signal context for RAG, and orchestrate resilient multi-agent workflows using two foundational frameworks: Haystack for pipelines and LangGraph for low-level agent orchestration.DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen Reader*Key FeaturesDesign reproducible LLM pipelines using typed components and strict tool contractsBuild resilient multi-agent systems with LangGraph and modular microservicesEvaluate and monitor pipeline performance with Ragas and Weights & BiasesBook DescriptionModern LLM applications often break in production due to brittle pipelines, loose tool definitions, and noisy context. This book shows you how to build production-ready, context-aware systems using Haystack and LangGraph. You’ll learn to design deterministic pipelines with strict tool contracts and deploy them as microservices. Through structured context engineering, you’ll orchestrate reliable agent workflows and move beyond simple prompt-based interactions. You'll start by understanding LLM behavior—tokens, embeddings, and transformer models—and see how prompt engineering has evolved into a full context engineering discipline. Then, you'll build retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines with retrievers, rankers, and custom components using Haystack’s graph-based architecture. You’ll also create knowledge graphs, synthesize unstructured data, and evaluate system behavior using Ragas and Weights & Biases. In LangGraph, you’ll orchestrate agents with supervisor-worker patterns, typed state machines, retries, fallbacks, and safety guardrails. By the end of the book, you’ll have the skills to design scalable, testable LLM pipelines and multi-agent systems that remain robust as the AI ecosystem evolves.*Email sign-up and proof of purchase requiredWhat you will learnBuild structured retrieval pipelines with HaystackApply context engineering to improve agent performanceServe pipelines as LangGraph-compatible microservicesUse LangGraph to orchestrate multi-agent workflowsDeploy REST APIs using FastAPI and HayhooksTrack cost and quality with Ragas and Weights & BiasesImplement retries, circuit breakers, and observabilityDesign sovereign agents for high-volume local executionWho this book is forLLM engineers, NLP developers, and data scientists looking to build production-grade pipelines, agentic workflows, or RAG systems. Ideal for tech leads looking to move beyond prototypes to scalable, testable solutions, as well as teams modernizing legacy NLP pipelines into orchestration-ready microservices. Proficiency in Python and familiarity with core NLP concepts are recommended.
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Deep Learning Research Applications for Natural Language Processing
Humans have the most advanced method of communication, which is known as natural language. While humans can use computers to send voice and text messages to each other, computers do not innately know how to process natural language. In recent years, deep learning has primarily transformed the perspectives of a variety of fields in artificial intelligence (AI), including speech, vision, and natural language processing (NLP). The extensive success of deep learning in a wide variety of applications has served as a benchmark for the many downstream tasks in AI. The field of computer vision has taken great leaps in recent years and surpassed humans in tasks related to detecting and labeling objects thanks to advances in deep learning and neural networks. Deep Learning Research Applications for Natural Language Processing explains the concepts and state-of-the-art research in the fields of NLP, speech, and computer vision. It provides insights into using the tools and libraries in Python for real-world applications. Covering topics such as deep learning algorithms, neural networks, and advanced prediction, this premier reference source is an excellent resource for computational linguists, software engineers, IT managers, computer scientists, students and faculty of higher education, libraries, researchers, and academicians.
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Natural Language Processing with PyTorchlow
Natural Language Processing (NLP) provides boundless opportunities for solving problems in artificial intelligence, making products such as Amazon Alexa and Google Translate possible. If you’re a developer or data scientist new to NLP and deep learning, this practical guide shows you how to apply these methods using PyTorch, a Python-based deep learning library. Authors Delip Rao and Brian McMahon provide you with a solid grounding in NLP and deep learning algorithms and demonstrate how to use PyTorch to build applications involving rich representations of text specific to the problems you face. Each chapter includes several code examples and illustrations. Explore computational graphs and the supervised learning paradigm Master the basics of the PyTorch optimized tensor manipulation library Get an overview of traditional NLP concepts and methods Learn the basic ideas involved in building neural networks Use embeddings to represent words, sentences, documents, and other features Explore sequence prediction and generate sequence-to-sequence models Learn design patterns for building production NLP systems
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R 489.00
Transformers for Natural Language Processing
OpenAI's GPT-3 and Hugging Face transformers for language tasks in one book. Plus, get a taste of the future of transformers, including computer vision tasks and code writing and assistance with Codex and GitHub Copilot.BONUS OpenAI GPT-3 notebooks in the book's GitHub repository, including how to boost your productivity using ChatGPT as a cobot (collaborative bot) and how to implement ChatGPT with the OpenAI API.Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in PDF formatKey FeaturesPretrain a BERT-based model from scratch using Hugging FaceFine-tune powerful transformer models, including OpenAI's GPT-3, to learn the logic of your dataPerform root cause analysis on hard NLP problemsBook DescriptionTransformers are...well...transforming the world of AI. There are many platforms and models out there, but which ones best suit your needs?Transformers for Natural Language Processing, 2nd Edition, guides you through the world of transformers, highlighting the strengths of different models and platforms, while teaching you the problem-solving skills you need to tackle model weaknesses.You'll use Hugging Face to pretrain a RoBERTa model from scratch, from building the dataset to defining the data collator to training the model.If you're looking to fine-tune a pretrained model, including GPT-3, then Transformers for Natural Language Processing, 2nd Edition, shows you how with step-by-step guides.The book investigates machine translations, speech-to-text, text-to-speech, question-answering, and many more NLP tasks. It provides techniques to solve hard language problems and may even help with fake news anxiety (read chapter 13 for more details).You'll see how cutting-edge platforms, such as OpenAI, have taken transformers beyond language into computer vision tasks and code creation using Codex.By the end of this book, you'll know how transformers work and how to implement them and resolve issues like an AI detective!What you will learnFind out how ViT and CLIP label images (including blurry ones!) and create images from a sentence using DALL-EDiscover new techniques to investigate complex language problemsCompare and contrast the results of GPT-3 against T5, GPT-2, and BERT-based transformersCarry out sentiment analysis, text summarization, casual speech analysis, machine translations, and more using TensorFlow, PyTorch, and GPT-3Measure the productivity of key transformers to define their scope, potential, and limits in productionWho this book is forIf you want to learn about and apply transformers to your natural language (and image) data, this book is for you.You'll need a good understanding of Python and deep learning and a basic understanding of NLP to benefit most from this book. Many platforms covered in this book provide interactive user interfaces, which allow readers with a general interest in NLP and AI to follow several chapters. And, don't worry if you get stuck or have questions; this book gives you direct access to our AI/ML comm
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