Human Language Technology (HLT) cannot be “future proofed” because the target is organic, ever changing, human language. Like a weather forecast, a static model is only accurate at a point in time. What we need is the NLP equivalent of a weather app pulling in streaming live weather data. Adaptation is the future of HLT: continuously learning models that are quickly spun up with an annotation effort to “crawl”; then ada...

HLTCon gathers together senior officials, expert linguists, technologists, and vendors across industry and government to discuss how innovations in HLT can be applied to today’s most vital intelligence and security requirements. This year, the 11th annual HLTCon will emphasize the exploitation of textual data to power anticipatory intelligence, allowing decision makers to predict and prepare for globally significant events. Join us at th...

Basis Technology’s 3rd Annual Open Source Search Conference brings together leading technologists, IT strategists, and program managers from both the government and commercial sector to share the benefits and challenges unique to open source search technology. This year’s conference is expanding to address not only the engaging technical topics, but also includes strategy with a broader discussion of technologies adjacent to search...