New neuromorphic camera technology could enable drones navigate in areas where GPS fails
Researchers are testing new hybrid imaging and inertial-guidance tech which might eliminate the need for restrictive GPS ...
Niantic is building a ‘geospatial’ AI model based on Pokémon Go player data
The blog post explains that “Over the past five years, Niantic has focused on building our Visual Positioning System (VPS), ...
Pokémon Go Was A Plot To Use Your Data To Fast Track An AI-Slop Google Maps Competitor
Niantic, the privately-held Pokémon Go app parent company, brought the augmented-reality app to the masses in July of 2016, ...
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Pokemon Go developer Niantic is using player data to train AI that could power map-roaming robots
According to a Niantic blog posts, Pokemon Go players have been helping train machine learning models for a while.
Your Pokemon Go data is training an AI model
Niantic, the company behind Pokémon Go, revealed its ambitions to develop a Large Geospatial Model (LGM), an AI designed to ...
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Topic: Visual Positioning System
Visual scans of the world have helped Niantic build what it calls a "Large Geospatial Model." ...
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 ...
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Your Pokemon Go data is training an AI model
At the heart of Niantic’s latest venture is its Visual Positioning System (VPS), which lets AR apps position virtual objects in the real world, like how you see the Pokémon on your phone.