I can see this being an actual
scenario or
plot element in the future
matrix sequels. As
science progresses in the
world, and as
time passes, the
technology has to improve, and
history has to continue.
Everyone would have their memory reset to a specific point in time, and the
program could run all over again. Perhaps all human beings are
massacred and replaced with
fresh clones. After all, wouldn't it be needed to make sure that
humans don't create the machines a second time, creating a
matrix within a matrix?