# Why does AI Perception not detect character?

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**Category:** AI\
**Tags:** ai-navigation, Perception, perception-component, unreal-engine, question\
**Created:** [November 14, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/why-does-ai-perception-not-detect-character/474476 "2020-11-14T18:06:42Z")\
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Hello,

I am trying to make an AI enemy. He will be very basic and I DO NOT want to make a behavior tree. I set up an AI perception node and expected it to be straightforward but he seems to not be seeing the player. What do I need to do to get the string to print in the image below without a BT?

 ![322019-capture.png](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/d/c/c/dccd057300be2429188d4c8e0e1f7be6351b7324.png)