The Algorithm That Runs Your Power Grid — And Who Controls It

Описание: An algorithm is managing your power grid. You didn't vote for it. You can't audit it. And it answers to someone else.
In 2016, DeepMind's AI reduced Google's data centre cooling costs by 40%. The world called it a breakthrough. It was also a warning.
Today, AI systems are embedded in national power grids across the US, Europe, and China. They decide where electricity flows, which lines get protected, and what happens when the system is under stress.
These are not neutral technical decisions.
This is Episode 3 of Faraday — a documentary series on the invisible forces reshaping energy, technology, and global power.

00:00 Hook
00:49 The Grid Under Pressure
02:29 The Vulnerability
04:50 The New Geography of Conflict
06:08 The Global Race
08:03 The Question Nobody Is Asking
09:16 The War on Different Terrain

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Sources: IEA Electricity Grids 2023 | BloombergNEF AI and the Power Grid 2025 | Google DeepMind | CBS News | UK National Risk Register 2025 | CGTN