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Horizon effect

The horizon effect, also known as the horizon problem, is a problem in artificial intelligence whereby, in many games, the number of possible states or positions is immense and computers can only feasibly search a small portion of them, typically a few plies down the game tree. Thus, for a computer searching only a fixed number of plies, there is a…

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Horizon effect → AI, As, Computer Go, Go, However, If, In, In Go, It, Losing, The, This, While
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Horizon effect → Chess Programming WIKI, CPW
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Horizon effect → major concern for writing an AI capable of even beginner-level play

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search depth is limited for feasibility reasonsinstance ofbut a threat being beneath the horizon and hence unseen.When evaluating a large game tree using techniques0.80text
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Horizon effectrelated to ExamplesLosing0.60section
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