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Pokemon Go Player Data Fuels Niantic's AI Navigation Tech

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Niantic Spatial, a company spun off from the creators of Pokémon Go, is leveraging billions of real-world images collected from Pokémon Go players. This data is being used to develop advanced navigation technologies, with potential applications in delivery robots and military drones. The use of player-contributed data for AI training has raised ethical concerns. AI

IMPACT Player data from popular games could be repurposed for AI development, raising privacy and ethical considerations for future applications.

RANK_REASON Company is using data from a popular game to develop AI-powered navigation technology, with potential dual-use applications.

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Pokemon Go Player Data Fuels Niantic's AI Navigation Tech

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

    Niantic Spatial, spun off from Pokémon Go creator Niantic, has been using billions of real-world images captured by millions of Pokémon Go players to develop na

    Niantic Spatial, spun off from Pokémon Go creator Niantic, has been using billions of real-world images captured by millions of Pokémon Go players to develop navigation technologies for delivery robots and possibly military drones. The repurposing of player data for AI training c…

    LINKS arstechnica.com/…/pokemon-go-players-unwi…

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