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New method combines symbolic regression and LLMs for automated feature engineering

Researchers have developed SymboLLM-FE, a novel approach that combines symbolic regression with large language models (LLMs) for automated feature engineering on tabular data. This method aims to overcome the limitations of traditional automated feature engineering, such as poor interpretability and the need for numerous iterations with LLMs, while also mitigating risks of bias and hallucination. By extracting mathematically expressive formulas through symbolic regression and then refining them with LLMs for enhanced interpretability, SymboLLM-FE has demonstrated superior performance over existing methods in six real-world datasets and four Kaggle competitions, achieving high utility with significantly fewer LLM calls. AI

IMPACT This approach could lead to more interpretable and efficient feature engineering for tabular data, potentially improving model performance across various applications.

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Zi-Jian Cheng, Zi-Yi Jia, Zhi Zhou, Yu-Feng Li, Lan-Zhe Guo ·

    SymboLLM-FE: LLM-Accelerated Symbolic Regression for Automated Feature Engineering on Tabular Data

    arXiv:2608.28408v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Tabular data, as a core data format in machine learning, often lacks the discriminative power needed for high-performance modeling due to insufficient feature informativeness. Automated Feature Engineering (AutoFE) overcomes this by…