Dynamic ontology classification system

A computer-implemented method for dynamically managing an ontology for classifying entities, comprising:

• generating the ontology from classifications of a plurality of entities;
• generating models that predict classifications according to the ontology and natural language descriptions of the entities;
• predicting at least one classification within the ontology for an unclassified entity according to natural language descriptions of the unclassified entity;
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• responsive to identifying a plurality of probable classifications within the ontology, generating a new classification based on the plurality of probable classifications, generating an updated ontology that includes the new classification, and classifying the unclassified entity in the new classification according to the updated ontology.

A computer program product for dynamically managing an ontology for classifying entities, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer-readable storage media;
• program code, stored on the computer-readable storage media, executable by a computer system to cause the computer system to generate the ontology from classifications of a plurality of entities;
• program code, stored on the computer-readable storage media, executable by the computer system to cause the computer system to generate models that predict classifications according to the ontology and natural language descriptions of the entities;
• program code, stored on the computer-readable storage media, executable by the computer system to cause the computer system to predict at least one classification within the ontology for an unclassified entity according to natural language descriptions of the unclassified entity;
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• program code, stored on the computer-readable storage media, executable by the computer system in response to identifying a plurality of probable classifications within the ontology, to cause the computer system to generate a new classification based on the plurality of probable classifications, to generate an updated ontology that includes the new classification, and to classify the unclassified entity in the new classification according to the updated ontology.