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computers in control 1 Computers consume Thomas Anderson’s life He spends most days in a quiet office working as a computer programmer At night Anderson is a hacker who goes by the name Neo Programming and hacking control how computers perform But little does Neo know he isn’t in control of these machines He isn’t even in control of his own life Neo lives in a simulated reality created by sentient computers This artificial intelligence AI captured the world’s humans and put them to sleep The AI keeps the sleeping humans in pods using their body heat and energy as power The humans minds are in a simulated world called the Matrix Humans in the Matrix have no idea their world is virtual reality They are not aware computers control them A few humans including Neo wake up and learn the truth They try to fight back But the AI that enslaves them is powerful How can humans fight against this AI 4
The Matrix was very successful After its release additional films comic books and video games were created This is the fictional story of the film The Matrix But artificial intelligence is being developed today Whether AI will take over the world is still a mystery But some people believe that with the rise of AI technology The Matrix could become reality 5
