Exploring Natural Language

This project is a Swift Playground that explains core machine learning and Natural Language Processing (NLP) concepts and showcases Apple's new Natural Language framework through a visually appealing experience. Some of the technologies used were CoreML, UIKit, PlaygroundBook, CreateML and the framework itself, along with three different publicly available datasets.

A demo of the project running on iPad is available here on Youtube.

I used this project as a submission to the WWDC19 Scholarships program and it was accepted. As a reward, I got to attend WWDC 2019 with my travel expenses covered by Apple and meet the engineers who built the frameworks we use daily.

Pre-Compiled Instructions

1. Download the Exploring Natural Language.playgroundbook file;
2. AirDrop the file to your iPad;
3. Open with Swift Playgrounds and have fun!

Compiling Instructions

1. Open the project using Xcode;
2. Select the PlaygroundBook target and build it;
3. At the very last folder, named Products, you should see a new .playgroundbook file;
4. Right-click it, and click on Show on Finder;
5. AirDrop the file to your iPad;
6. Open with Swift Playgrounds and have fun!

What I’ve Learned

• Important Machine Learning & NLP concepts
• How to use Natural Language framework
• How to use CreateML to train text recognition models
• How to create engaging learning experiences using Swift Playgrounds

Requirements

• Xcode 10 for compiling (use Swift 4.2 toolchain if needed)
• iPad running iOS 12+
• Swift Playgrounds 2.0+

Project Information

• Created: 04/2019
• Updated: 06/2019