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TT Prof. Dr. Benjamin Schäfer is a theoretical scientist who analyses various complex systems with a focus on energy transition, sustainability and climate change. The focus of his research is on decentralized bottom-up approaches, e.g. for controlling power grids. Research group: https://www.iai.kit.edu/gruppen_4102.php personal website: https://www.benjaminschaefer.org/ 0:00 Intro 0:43 Welcome 3:00 Swarm behavior 7:28 Digitalization of the power grid 10:50 Power lines 13:25 Direct current or alternating current 15:00 Brass Paradox 23:48 European power grid 27:35 Measurement campaign in Europe 32:12 Local grid 35:40 Grid or storage 39:49 Price for electricity transport 44:28 Consumer simulation 50:45 Electricity price for renewables 57:00 Utilization of power lines 1:00:34 Artificial intelligence (AI) 1:05:55 Recognizing the influence of countries with AI 1:10:00 Understanding extreme cases 1:15:00 Control technology or AI 1:17:32 Meaning of chatGPT 1:22:00 Will the professor become superfluous? 1:26:00 Social division The conversation was recorded on October 27, 2023 at KIT. Links to topics in the conversation: On the Braess Paradox: In the Spektrum der Wissenschaft: https://www.spektrum.de/news/das-brae... (Print edition 2023/10) In the specialist literature: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32... On XAI: Explainable Artificial Intelligence: Beyond the Merit Order Principle: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyai.2023.... Electricity market decoupling Germany-Austria: https://doi.org/10.1145/3599733.3600247 My videos show the different views on the broad field of energy generation, supply and consumption. To ensure that the information is of high quality, I speak to real experts who are familiar with the topic through scientific achievements and many years of experience. Since I have a doctorate in physics myself, work as a professor at a university and have been working on energy issues for over 20 years, I feel confident in asking intelligent questions. I hope that my viewers will receive real education on the topic of energy and not just headlines that are of no help with such a complex topic.