New Delhi, Oct. 11 -- Natural Language Understanding (NLU) is a field of artificial intelligence (AI) that focuses on helping computers understand and interpret human language in a way that is meaningful. Instead of just recognizing words, NLU aims to grasp the intent behind those words and the context in which they're used. For example, if you tell a virtual assistant, "What's the weather like today?" it uses NLU to interpret that you're asking for weather information and responds appropriately.

In simple terms, NLU helps machines not just process but actually "understand" what people are saying, even when language is complex or ambiguous. This is crucial for technologies like chatbots, voice assistants (like Siri or Alexa), and other ...