YOLOv8 Loss Functions: Box Loss, Classification Loss, and DFL Explained
YOLOv8 loss functions determine how the model measures prediction errors during training and how strongly those errors influence weight updates. For standard YOLOv8 object detection, the main reported loss components are box loss, classification loss, and Distribution Focal Loss (DFL). Current Ultralytics detection loss code explicitly maintains these three components and combines them using configurable […]
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