Blade Runner was always deeply philosophical but in a more personal, low key way. The short is one of three short films. I personally found it after a Blade Runner anime TV series was announced recently.
There's no proof as to what caused the blackouts, but Replicants — the bio-engineered robots. Directed by Shinichiro Watanabe, of Cowboy Bebop fame, the short deals with events three years after the original Blade Runner were Nexus replicants are hunted.
Trailer Blade Runner: Black Out 2022