Abstract
The role of resonance centers in obtaining large size matrices via an artificial intelligence (AI) search is discussed. The results are used to develop for an AI search an evaluation function which takes cognizance of isolated internal resonances in these many‐state systems. The effect of later‐accepted states on resonance centers is included. This evaluation function and one without a resonance factor are used in Part III of this series. A search is made there to select zeroth‐order vibrational states of benzene that are used in a diagonalization treatment of CH overtone spectra. When there are many overlapping resonances, as in that case, a comparison of results obtained with those two types of evaluation function is of particular interest.