I'm not talking about subgoals, because the ultimate goal is the task which must be careful in scope obviously. What I'm concerned about is the assumption that

I'm not talking about subgoals, because the ultimate goal is the task which must be careful in scope obviously. What I'm concerned about is the assumption that an ai can't avoid situations it needs to propagate itself(its not a direct line to goal) and then simply not stop once a task is completed.