In The Matrix, how are babies made?
In The Matrix, how are babies made?
The answer is right there in the movie. When explaining the Matrix to Neo, Morpheus says: “There are fields, endless fields, where human beings are no longer born, we are grown.”
youtu.be/IojqOMWTgv8?si=qeXqgGeu1QvyJv40
Doesn’t specify the exact how, but it’s strongly implied that it is through either cloning or artificial gestation.
Unfortunately I cannot forget even a second of The Matrix.
Fortunately, I don’t need to. It’s like listening to this yet again. It’s beautiful even though I know every note and can listen to the whole thing in my head any time I want: youtu.be/LZ48G9UziRs?si=WdHnkS5bvDNdF1wv
artificial gestation
The word "matrix" literally means "womb" in its older sense.
It also refers to a 2D array of numbers in linear algebra. This data structure is used to store the synaptic weights of an artificial neural network.
We have only bits and pieces of information but what we know for certain is that at some point in the early twenty-first century all of mankind was united in celebration. We marveled at our own magnificence as we gave birth to AI.
It really is a deeply-thought-out movie.
They actually touch on it in the animated movie that spanned a series of vignettes from that universe.
Spoiler alert: it ain’t pretty.
Because shut up. /s
But really though, the entire concept of using humans as batteries is absurd. Don’t think too hard about it, just enjoy the movie.