Quantum algorithms help computers understand language

PhD candidate uses tools from quantum mechanics to help computers interpret ambiguous language. Words or sentences can often have multiple meanings. This is a concept that is hard to grasp for regular computers. PhD candidate Adriana Duarte Correia used quantum algorithms to make computers understand that a sentence like 'Look at the dog with one eye' can mean two different things at the same time. Today, she will defend her thesis entitled 'Quantum distributional semantics' at Utrecht University. Natural language processing. When you do an online search, your search engine tries to understand what you are writing so it can give useful suggestions.