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Pokemon Go Player Data Fuels AI for Drones

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Millions of Pokémon Go players have unknowingly contributed to the development of AI-powered navigation technologies through the images they captured for the game. These images, along with data from Niantic's Scaniverse app, were used to train a large geospatial model by Niantic Spatial, a company spun out from Niantic. While Niantic Spatial states the models are not copies of the scans and were used for public points of interest, the data could potentially be used for military drone navigation. AI

IMPACT Player-generated data from popular games is being repurposed for advanced AI navigation, raising questions about data usage and potential dual-use technologies.

RANK_REASON The article discusses how data collected for a game is being used to train AI for navigation, which has potential military applications, but it is not a direct release of a new AI model or significant industry-shaping event.

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Pokemon Go Player Data Fuels AI for Drones

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Ars Technica — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Jeremy Hsu ·

    Pokémon Go players unwittingly contributed to tech with military drone uses

    The repurposing of <em>Pokémon Go</em> data for AI training continues to draw scrutiny.

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Have Pokémon Go players been unwittingly training military combat drones? Report paints an uncomfortable picture of how player-submitted data may end up being u

    Have Pokémon Go players been unwittingly training military combat drones? Report paints an uncomfortable picture of how player-submitted data may end up being used. https://www. androidauthority.com/pokemon-g o-drone-training-3676895/ # Tech # Technology # TechNews # AI # Gadgets…

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