Suzanne Evans
English 111
10 September 2013
A Summary of: “The AI Revolution is On” Steven Levy is a senior writer for Wired and author of many books, including In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works and Shapes Our Lives (Behrens and Rosen 209). In his essay
“The AI Revolution is On” published in Wired in December of 2010 Levy distinguishes between two visions of artificial intelligence: the kind of AI currently in place and the machines that will think First, Levy gives a visual picture of how robots organize a warehouse. He explains that a company called Kiva Systems outfit similar facilities such as Gap, Staples, and Office Depot; the system can deliver items to packers at the rate of one every six seconds (209).