Should Your Autonomous Car Be Imbued With Curiosity, That’s The Question

Dr. Lance Eliot, AI Insider

Curiosity seems to be a salient part of humans, should self-driving cars have it too

Let me tell you a little bit about curiosity, doing so by relating a personal story.

I live in a gated community that had a main gate for residents and guests, and provides an impressive driving entrance into the neighborhood that displays ornate iron gates and a spectacular water-sprouting fountain. There is a secondary gate at the back of the community.

This secondary gate is intended for various contractors and vendors that need to gain access into the neighborhood and it also provides a fast way to get into and out of the neighborhood for the residents, though the gate is very simple in appearance and can be considered of utility value only.

For many years, I’ve routinely used both the main gate and the secondary gate.

One day, I drove into the community via the main gate and wondered where some of the roads in the community led to. I usually just drive straight to my home and don’t diverge from an otherwise highly efficient and optimized driving route from the gates to my home. Why bother, I had thought, in terms of exploring the rest of the neighborhood. I knew the aspects that I needed to know, namely, where my home is, and how to get into and out of the community. Nothing more to be…