> NLP (or specifically NLP using deep learning) seems to be having a breakout moment in the last year or so where there have been large advancements back to bac

> NLP (or specifically NLP using deep learning) seems to be having a breakout moment in the last year or so where there have been large advancements back to back. I don't know about that. Everything with deep learning seems to attract so much hype that it's hard to measure the actual progress without being a researcher. On the other hand, "classic" AI projects seem to get no recognition, even when they deliver astounding results. For example, how many people here heard about MIT's Genesis project? (http://groups.csail.mit.edu/genesis/ http://groups.csail.mit.edu/genesis/) If you don't know your past, everything seems like progress.