Google Launches Cloud AutoML for Building Image Recognition Models

Yesterday, tech giant Google announced its latest solution, the Cloud AutoML, that will enable developers, even those that lack machine learning expertise, to build image recognition models. It is said to be a part of the company's initiative to democratize AI learning and provide a simple approach that anyone can easily understand. "Our goal was to lower the barrier of entry and make AI available to the largest possible community of developers, researchers and businesses," Fei-Fei Li, Google Cloud AI chief scientists, and Jia Li, Google Cloud AI Head of R&D, wrote in the company blog. According to the duo, their latest solution would help businesses with limited machine learning expertise build "their own high-quality custom models by using advanced techniques like learning2learn and transfer learning from Google." The two believe that Cloud AutoML will make experts in artificial intelligence more productive and take the technology to greater heights while helping less-skilled engineers build more powerful machine learning systems.