mcts search relies on taking one possible branch of reality at a time to its logical conclusion, taking some aggressive shortcuts to make that tractable
it occurs to me that I do the same thing- naturally thinking in possible stories, not odds
brains are not computers, etc., but I wonder if there's a common principle at work there
yes, yes, monte carlo tree search search
a Schelling point for those who seek one
yes, yes, monte carlo tree search search