The Current State of Automated Machine Learning

Automated Machine Learning (AutoML) has become a topic of considerable interest over the past year. A recent KDnuggets blog competition focused on this topic, resulting in a handful of interesting ideas and projects. Several AutoML tools have been generating notable interest and gaining respect and notoriety in this time frame as well. This post will provide a brief explanation of AutoML, argue for its justification and adoption, present a pair of contemporary tools for its pursuit, and discuss AutoML's anticipated future and direction. We can talk about what automated machine learning is, and we can talk about what automated machine learning is not. AutoML is not automated data science.