Stories are part of the curriculum for artificial intelligence robots

I'm sure I'm not going be the first or last to make the association between the software name "Quixote" and the legendary story of The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. The main character of the story is first driven by his wild fantasies that originates from all the romantic stories he read. Essentially, the character has no connection to reality and sets out on a journey where the final result is death, not just of the character, but also a metaphorical death of chivalry. In an ONR release, Marc Steinberg, the program manager says "For years, researchers have debated how to teach robots to act in ways that are appropriate, non-intrusive, and trustworthy," There-in lies the rub. "One important question is how to explain complex concepts such as policies, values, or ethics to robots. Humans are really good at using narrative stories to make sense of the world and communicate to other people. This could one day be an effective way to interact with robots."