Overview
Natural language is the language that humans use to communicate with each other. Natural language processing (NLP) is a field of computer science that is concerned with the interaction between computers and human language. NLP research has the goal of enabling computers to understand and process human language in a way that is similar humans.
The Cloud Natural Language API is a cloud-based service that provides natural language processing capabilities. It can be used to analyze text, identify entities, extract information, and answer questions.
Cloud Natural Language API features
Entity Recognition: Identify entities in text, such as people, places, and things.
Sentiment Analysis: Analyze the sentiment of text, such as whether it is positive, negative, or neutral.
Information Extraction: Extract information from text, such as dates, times, and price.
Question Answering: Answer questions about text.
Integrated REST API: Access via REST API. Text can be uploaded in the request or integrated with Cloud Storage.
Link: https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/course_templates/667/labs/461608
Task 1. Create an API key
- In the GCP Console open the Cloud Shell and enter the following commands:
gcloud auth list
gcloud config list project
export GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT=$(gcloud config get-value core/project)
gcloud iam service-accounts create my-natlang-sa \
--display-name "my natural language service account"
gcloud iam service-accounts keys create ~/key.json \
--iam-account my-natlang-sa@${GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT}.iam.gserviceaccount.com
gcloud compute ssh linux-instance
Note:
Press Y then Enter
Press two times Enter keys back-to-back times
Press N then Enter
Task 2. Make an entity analysis request
Click on the SSH button. You will be brought to an interactive shell. Remain in this SSH session for the rest of the lab.
gcloud ml language analyze-entities --content="Michelangelo Caravaggio, Italian painter, is known for 'The Calling of Saint Matthew'." > result.json
Congratulations, you're all done with the lab 😄