If You Played Pokémon Go, Your Activity Was Used For Way More Than You Think

Discover how Pokémon Go AI data is used today. We explain how Niantic Spatial's VPS uses player camera scans to power Coco ...

How Pokemon Go's maker is building geospatial models to guide robots

Data generated by millions of Pokemon Go players is now powering Niantic's geospatial AI models that help autonomous robots ...

How Pokémon Go players helped train AI delivery robots

Pokémon Go creator Niantic Spatial reportedly used 30 billion images crowdsourced from players to build a map that will train ...
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Pokémon Go data fuels AI mapping controversy

Niantic Spatial, a spinout from Pokémon Go’s original developer, has used billions of player-submitted images to build a visual positioning system capable of centimetre-level accuracy. The data, ...

Pokemon Go users unknowingly created dataset of 30 billion images that was used to train delivery robots

Back in 2016, an interesting trend was gripping India. Niantic’s Pokemon Go, a mobile game, sent people running in the streets and parks to catch their favourite pokemon. The game used augmented ...