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    Dreyfus's phenomenological critique suggests the frame pr... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→The frame problem makes complete action specification virtually impossible in common-sense AI settings

    Dreyfus's phenomenological critique suggests the frame problem is an artifact of propositional representation, not a feature of action itself.

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    • 1.Embodied agents navigate context through direct skillful engagement, not explicit rule-following, making frame problems disappear in practice.
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    • 2.The frame problem only arises when we artificially require agents to represent all relevant and irrelevant facts as discrete propositions.
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    • 3.Human action demonstrates fluid adaptation without computing exhaustive state descriptions, suggesting propositional representation is unnecessary.
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    • 1.Even embodied agents must somehow filter salient features from background noise—this selection problem persists regardless of representational format.
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    • 2.Skillful action still requires implicit discrimination of relevant vs. irrelevant factors; calling this 'non-propositional' doesn't solve the frame problem.
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    • 3.Complex novel situations require agents to reason about consequences of actions, which demands some form of representational structure to avoid explosion.
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