Pokemon GO company uses player data for training AI map models
Niantic, the developer behind the creature-catching game Pokemon GO, announced that it is building an AI map model using player data. Its official website says it’s “pioneering the concept of
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.
Pokemon GO Data Used to Train Geospatial AI Model [UPDATED]
Pokemon Go developer Niantic reveals its long-term use of player data in the creation of a new large geospatial AI model.
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.
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
Gotta Catch 'Em All: How Pokémon Go covertly captured your data for years to train a massive AI model
Niantic, the company behind Pokémon Go, has been scraping users’ scans of the world to build a model that will help robots navigate physical space. Some experts are worried about the potential applications.
Niantic Is Training AI With Pokémon Go Data – For New Gameplay Features
There's certainly opportunity to abuse this tech... but focusing on Niantic may be obscuring the true perils of this technology.
'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),
Niantic Used Pokemon Go Players To Create Real-World AI Navigation Model
While you were catching all of the Pokemon, Niantic was using AI to capture the world around you for its navigation model.
Niantic Unveils AI Geospatial Model Built from Pokémon Go Player Data
Niantic has launched a "Large Geospatial Model" (LGM) that leverages millions of scans from Pokémon Go players. The LGM integrates advanced neural networks for applications like 3D mapping, augmented reality (AR), and robotics.
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.
Pokémon Go trainers have actually been helping train AI, too
Niantic, the team behind Pokemon Go, is working on a new type of AI model that's training on data from its apps.
It Turns Out Pokémon GO Players Have Been Training An AI This Whole Time
In a recent blog post from Pokémon GO developer Niantic, the company has laid out its plans for what it calls a 'Large ...