Abstract
Regarding the question of how intelligent agents cognize things, Hubert Dreyfus, a phenomenologist positioned against symbolic AI, opposes the programmed artificial intelligence identified by mediation theory. Instead, he advocates for a “novice—to—mastery” skill acquisition model grounded in embodied action. By applying contact theory to reconstruct an AI agent's intuitive perception of objects, Dreyfus establishes a cognitive triad of “Embodiment—Brain—Intuition.” Dreyfus's highly prescient arguments fill the gap in current research on AI cognition in artificial intelligence films. Through the “embodied agent” in Gestalt holism, the certainty of agent cognition is realized in the form of “brain montage,” which, ultimately under the condition of “skillful coping,” reveals the fourth dimension in AI films: “intuition.”
Keywords
embodied agent, brain montage, Hubert Dreyfus, AI film cognition, intuition
First Page
201
Last Page
210
Recommended Citation
Xianyu, Wencan. 2025. "Embodiment, Brain, and Intuition: On Hubert Dreyfus and the Cognitive Generation of AI Films." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 45, (6): pp.201-210. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol45/iss6/20
