“All my life I wanted to be smart and not dumb. But it’s very hard to be smart” (Keyes). In the story Flowers for Algernon written by Daniel Keyes, Charlie Gordon is given an opportunity for a life changing procedure using artificial intelligence. 37 year old Charlie Gordon has an intellectual disability which alters his ability to learn including containing knowledge. Charlie is irritated as well as worn out of being “dumb,” and as a result, he decides to receive the procedure, which will forever alter him. The experience Charlie had with the artificial intelligence operation was a positive one. Regarding Charlie’s procedure, he was soon “...coming along fast” (Keyes.) His intelligence level was increasing rapidly, as expected by the doctors.