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Automated Machine Learning vs. Data Science Automation [Infographic]

A lot has been written over the past few years about AutoML. Automated Machine Learning is a rapidly growing category of software platforms in the field of data science. Looking at the world of data science strictly from the perspective of automating the machine learning component leaves a lot to be desired. In fact, the vast majority of the work that data scientists must perform is often associated with the tasks that preceded the selection and optimization of ML models.

The automation of feature engineering is at the heart of data science. The infographic below shows a side-by-side comparison of how typical “AutoML” platforms can help the data scientist vs. data science automation:

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