ai, Niantic and Pokémon Go

It's not just a game. Your Pokemon Go player data is training AI map models.
Niantic's geospatial model is using geolocation data from scans players submit of real-world locations while playing the company's mobile games.
Niantic is quietly using your Pokémon Go data to train large-scale geospatial AI models
Niantic is making geospatial AI models to help computers navigate real spaces, and it’s using your Pokémon Go data to help
Niantic is building a ‘geospatial’ AI model based on Pokémon Go player data
Scans of the world from Pokemon Go and Ingress are the backbone of Niantic’s AI model, which aims to navigate the world like ChatGPT spits out text.
'Pokemon Go' players revealed to have been training game developer’s new AI model
Pokemon Go” developer Niantic announced its new AI model on Nov. 12, created using data players have sent over the years. The large geospatial model (LGM), built using the San Francisco-based studio’s visual positioning system (VPS),
‘Pokémon Go’ Players Are Training AI Models To See The World
Data captured from Pokémon Go and other games are being used to create large AI models that can predict what buildings and other objects look like.
Did you play Pokémon Go? You didn't know it, but you were training AI to map the world
You probably didn't know it, but if you played or are still playing Pokémon Go (there are more than half a million active players ), you were helping train an AI-powered geospatial model that aims to map the world.
Pokémon Go Maker Niantic Reportedly Using Game Data to Train AI Projects
The game's developer, Niantic, detailed a new AI product using geolocated images from all over the world to help robotics understand and interact with physical spaces.
Pokemon Go Uesd Data to Train AI According To Developer Niantic
Pokemon GO developer Niantic has revealed that they used player data from the popular mobile game to help build their large geospatial model. Released in 2016 and taking the world by storm, Pokemon GO is a popular mobile version of the iconic Pokemon series.
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Gotta Catch 'Em All: How Pokémon Go covertly captured your data for years to train a massive AI model
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