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horizon effect

horizon effect noun: a problem in artificial intelligence whereby a computer can only search a small portion of the possible states in a game, and thus may make a detrimental move because it cannot search far enough to see its error.

Noun

horizon effect (plural horizon effects)

  1. (artificial intelligence) A problem in artificial intelligence whereby a computer can only search a small portion of the possible states in a game, and thus may make a detrimental move because it cannot search far enough to see its error.

Forms of horizon effect

pluralhorizon effects

Origin of horizon effect

From the idea that the computer cannot look beyond its horizon (limit of one's knowledge; boundary or threshold).

Questions about horizon effect

What does horizon effect mean?
Horizon effect means a problem in artificial intelligence whereby a computer can only search a small portion of the possible states in a game, and thus may make a detrimental move because it cannot search far enough to see its error.
What part of speech is horizon effect?
Horizon effect is a noun.
What is the plural of horizon effect?
The plural of horizon effect is horizon effects.

Words near horizon effect in the dictionary

  1. Horiuchis
  2. horizometer
  3. horizometers
  4. horizon
  5. Horizon Deep
  6. horizon effect
  7. horizon effects
  8. horizon glass
  9. horizon problem
  10. horizonal
  11. horizonation

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