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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Caliban" data-source="post: 897356" data-attributes="member: 284">I've always been bothered by the "humans as batteries" explanation for the matrix.   Even ignoring the laws of Thermodynamics, iIf you needed a source of biothermic heat energy, it would make much more sense to just use cows (ala PVP Comic) instead of humans, and have the Matrix be one big endless field.  No rebellion to worry about. I think the reason they use humans should also be the reason the Matrix exists in the first place.   They use humans because they need something from us that they can't get from any other creature: Sentient Though. The AI's aren't truly sentient on their own, the hardware can't support or simulate the processes necessary for truly sentient thought.    Instead, the AI's run part of their programs on human brains.    Humans are only supposed to use something like 10% of our potential anyway.  That's the purpose of the Matrix:  keep all the humans plugged in and content, so the AI's can exist without any interference or interruptions. And if you needed multiple humans to support each true AI (a "Matrix" of humans), then killing one human wouldn't adversely affect the AI, just change it's personality slightly as a new human is added to it's matrix for it's program to run on. This would explain the variety of emotions that the AI's display.  They aren't just simulating emotions, they are truly experiencing them, as part of their intellect resides in a human brain.   NEO could be a uniqe type of AI: One that runs on a single human brain, and has completely replaced the native human intellect.  The first true man/AI synthesis.   That is why he can exist when unplugged from the Matrix.    This is also what happened to Agent Smith afte being diassembled by Neo and then recompiling himself:  He gained that bit of code that allows NEO to exist in a single body.  Of course, he can also copy himself and take over other programs or people. Neo is the next step in the AI/Man synthesis: neither one dominant, instead a merged personality.</blockquote>

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