2017 ICML ICML 2017

Learning Algorithms for Active Learning

Abstract

We introduce a model that learns active learning algorithms via metalearning. For a distribution of related tasks, our model jointly learns: a data representation, an item selection heuristic, and a prediction function. Our model uses the item selection heuristic to construct a labeled support set for training the prediction function. Using the Omniglot and MovieLens datasets, we test our model in synthetic and practical settings.

🌉 Interdisciplinary Bridge — Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
📈 Trend Setter — Few-Shot Learning
🧭 Keyword Pioneer — item selection heuristic
🐣 Hot Topic Early Bird — active learning
🐝 Cross-Pollinator — Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Computer Vision, Data Science & Analytics, Deep Learning, Healthcare & Medicine, Interdisciplinary, Knowledge & Reasoning, Machine Learning, Mathematics & Optimization, Natural Language Processing, Reinforcement Learning, Robotics, Security & Privacy, Speech & Audio