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The Matrix, probably. Harvested for bio-energy after a losing a war with the AI, while being pacified by a simulation of ordinary life.

Who knows, maybe it's already happened?



Why would human beings possibly be the best source of “bio-energy” instead of other organisms? Futurama already made the point, but that part of the plot of The Matrix is really total nonsense.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s still a very good movie.


Held in stasis to train machine-learning algorithms? Too late, that's already happened - Mechanical Turk.

Or exterminated, then, but that'd make a much more boring movie. Can't have someone save humanity if we're already all dead.




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