A company is reportedly using 30 billion images from Pokémon Go to train an AI that guides military drones. These images, collected by players, were used by Niantic to create a 3D map of the world, including private home interiors. Another company is now leveraging this map to enable autonomous vehicles to navigate without GPS, even in conflict zones. AI
IMPACT This application highlights the potential for game-generated data to be repurposed for advanced autonomous systems, raising privacy and ethical concerns.
RANK_REASON The item describes the application of existing technology (AI trained on game data) for a specific use case (military drones), rather than a novel AI release or research.
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