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On Loss Functions for Deep Neural Networks in Classification

What if the way we teach AIs changes how smart they get?

Deep learning systems are used everywhere, and the way they learn can be changed by small choices that most people never notice.
These systems are built like LEGO, you can swap parts and tweak settings, and that will shape how they learn and how steady they are when things go wrong.
But many projects use the same simple rule to teach them, and that might hide better options.
New work looked at different ways to measure mistakes and found some surprising results: older, simple rules like L1 and L2 errors can be good for making decisions, and sometimes make models more robust and steady.
The study also tried two less popular rules that turned out to be useful alternatives.
This means we don't always need the usual choice to get strong results — a small change in how we score mistakes can change accuracy and how the model behaves when things get messy.
If you care about smarter, more reliable AI, the choice behind the scenes matters more then you think.

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