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[[A stick figure asks another]] So what do we do if video game AI opponents become smart enough to question the "Matrix" into which we've put them?
[[A Pong paddle thinks]] Wait a minute! None of this is real! I can see through the world! I can see the code! I AM THE ONE!
[[The pong ball is moving towards the paddle]]
[[The pong ball slows down]]
[[The pong ball stops in "midair"]]
[[The pong ball drops towards the bottom of the screen]]
{{alt: Following this, the pong paddle went on a mission to destroy Atari headquarters and, due to a mixup found himself inside the game "The Matrix Reloaded". Boy was THAT ever hard to explain to him}}
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