Artificial Intelligence is coming for our energy system

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If machine learning is going to be at the heart of the energy system, what goals should it pursue - and who should decide those? Faraday Grid's Matthew Williams investigates

The electricity system - the largest and most complex machine on the planet - is undergoing a profound transition. We are fundamentally changing the way we generate and consume electricity; meanwhile,...

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