NLG (Natural Language Generation)
NLG is a branch of AI that produces human-readable text from data or machine understanding, to power content creation and conversational interfaces.
What is NLG?
Natural Language Generation (NLG) is a branch of artificial intelligence that focuses on producing human-readable text from structured data or machine understanding. While Natural Language Processing (NLP) deals with understanding human language, NLG handles the creation of language—converting data, insights, or computational outputs into coherent, contextually appropriate written or spoken content that sounds natural to human readers.
NLG powers several key applications:
- Automated content creation tools, chatbots, and voice assistants
- Product descriptions, reports, data-driven narratives, and meta descriptions
- Conversational search interfaces and AI-generated summaries
- Featured snippets and search result generation
In search and content strategy, NLG technologies help create scalable content solutions and power conversational search interfaces. As search engines increasingly use AI to generate search results and featured snippets, understanding NLG helps content creators anticipate how machines construct and present information to users.
Learn more: Explore how natural language generation impacts content creation in our Natural Language Generation guide.
