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.
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.
‘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.
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.
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.
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
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 help machines navigate and understand the physical world.
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.
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.
Pokémon Go maker to create AI trained on user data that can navigate the real world
Niantic said its “Large Geospatial Model” will be able to predict what physical structures like statues look like based on what it knows about existing ones.
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Topic: large geospatial model
Visual scans of the world have helped Niantic build what it calls a "Large Geospatial Model." Visual scans of the world have ...