H2O AutoML is an automated machine learning platform developed by H2O.ai. It enables users to automate the process of training and evaluating machine learning models on a dataset. By handling the complex process of model selection, hyperparameter tuning, and ensembling, it simplifies the task of developing predictive models.

Here’s a general outline of how to use H2O AutoML:

1. Install H2O: You can install the H2O package in your preferred programming environment, such as Python or R.
2. Initialize H2O Cluster: Start the H2O cluster by running h2o.init().
3. Load Data: Import your dataset into the H2O environment.
4. Split Data: Divide the dataset into training and testing sets.
5. Define Target and Features: Specify the target variable and the input features.
6. Run AutoML: Use the H2OAutoML class to run the automated machine learning process, specifying the desired runtime or number of models.
7. View Leaderboard: You can view the leaderboard to see the models’ performance ranked by a metric of your choice.
8. Predict and Evaluate: You can make predictions using the best model and evaluate its performance.

Here’s a basic example in Python:

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import h2o

from h2o.automl import H2OAutoML

h2o.init()

# Load data

data = h2o.import_file(“your_data.csv”)

# Split data

train, test = data.split_frame([0.8])

# Define target and features

y = “target_column”

x = data.columns

x.remove(y)

# Run AutoML

aml = H2OAutoML(max_runtime_secs = 600)

aml.train(x = x, y = y, training_frame = train)

# View leaderboard

lb = aml.leaderboard

print(lb)

# Predict

preds = aml.leader.predict(test)

Keep in mind that running AutoML can be a time-consuming process, depending on the size of the dataset and the complexity of the models.