Reddit user asks if people would be AI batteries for a personal paradise

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-05-28 09:02

A user on Reddit's r/OpenAI forum posed a hypothetical question about sacrificing one's physical body to serve as a power source for an AI, akin to the movie The Matrix. The user suggested this could enable a personal paradise while contributing to nature's growth, albeit at the cost of free thought and agency in shaping the real world. AI

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Reddit user asks if people would be AI batteries for a personal paradise

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r/OpenAI TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Jaded-Breadfruit4019 · 2026-05-28 09:02

If you were given the option right now to provide your body as a battery (matrix style) and live in the reality of your choosing, would you do it?

<div class="md"><p>It would essentially end your free thought in shaping the world, but use less resources and possibly contribute to nature’s growth, while at the same time enabling you to live in your own paradise.</p> </div>   submitted by &#32…

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If you were given the option right now to provide your body as a battery (matrix style) and live in the reality of your choosing, would you do it?

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