University Report: Natural Language Interface and AI Applications

This report delves into the usefulness of Natural Language Interfaces (NLI) within the realm of Artificial Intelligence (AI). It highlights the role of NLI in enhancing human-computer interaction, focusing on how it functions as a user interface to create, select, and modify data, particularly in search engines and e-commerce platforms. The report emphasizes the efficiency of NLI, as demonstrated by its application in Google Search and Amazon.com, which allows users to search using natural language queries rather than relying solely on keywords or GUI buttons. Furthermore, the report discusses the benefits of NLI in terms of time-saving for both users and programmers, and its ability to provide more specific search results. The report cites research to support these claims, illustrating the growing importance of NLI in modern applications.

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Usefulness of Natural Language Interface
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Natural Language Processing (NLP) is an important branch of artificial intelligence
that enhances human-computer interaction. Natural Language User Interface (NLUI) is one
such type, where the linguistic factors such as phrases, clauses and verbs act as the User
Interface (UI) control and help to create, select and modify data in the software applications.
NLUI is considered to be extremely helpful when it comes to fast accessing of
information. Search engines and E-commerce websites nowadays broadly uses NLUI. Google
has this concept embedded into their search option for ages which has even updated to an
improved voice-search option now (Choi & Varian 2012). Users need not depend upon
searching only with keywords and Boolean GUI buttons to gain needed information. Simple
search sentences are entered and thereon, the NLP decodes the sentence as per language
semantics and derives meanings accordingly. After breaking down the user input, the NLP
tries to extract the topic and the keywords to search.
NLUI is the best form of interface that can be used for search operations in the
modern era. Typing the query in plain language is enough to trigger the search. It is aimed at
making life faster. From business class people to students, this feature is aimed at improving
every lifestyle. It is also meant to allow users search, using their local language. NLUI saves
time for both users and coders.
The programmers need not worry about handling multiple GUI buttons and
checkboxes to fetch user input. Furthermore, being an AI concept, this allows users to
express their queries with freedom and hence search results can be more specific (Chopra,
Prashar & Sain 2013). Therefore, NLUI is certainly a faster option for both parties.
As mentioned earlier, apart from Google’s search engine, the popular e-commerce
website, Amazon.com use this system as well. This gives a better option for users to search

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their products more efficiently, using simple sentences, just as one would generally ask
before a shopkeeper.

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References
Choi, H., & Varian, H. (2012). Predicting the present with Google Trends. Economic
Record, 88(s1), 2-9.
Chopra, A., Prashar, A., & Sain, C. (2013). Natural language processing. Int. J. Technol.
Enhanc. Emerg. Eng. Res, 1(4), 131-134.