Question

What is a* search in Artificial Intelligence?

Answer 1

Answer:

Searching is the universal technique of problem solving in AI. There are some single-player games such as tile games, Sudoku, crossword, etc. The search algorithms help you to search for a particular position in such games.

Answer 2

Answer:

A* is based on using heuristic methods to achieve optimality and completeness, and is a variant of the best-first algorithm. When a search algorithm has the property of optimality, it means it is guaranteed to find the best possible solution, in our case the shortest path to the finish state.