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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
[The Matrix] What is the purpose of The Oracle ? Isn't it harmful to the Matrix ?
gpt
It's important to note that while the Machines are all part of the same system, they are also individuals. Including programs. With their own sentience to boot. They are allowed to have different opinions and philosophies, and some of them like the Oracle, Smith, or The Merovingian definitely stand in opposition to the whole.

The Oracle's job was to guide the One and get him started on his journey. Just give him confidence through prophecy and get him going on the right path. The current Oracle, however, went past that deliberately set multiple humans (Trinity and Morpheus) as well as the One on special paths that would end up disrupting the Matrix as a whole, because she wanted it to end.