klokanekThere is always a grain of truth in a proper conspiracy theory. Despite claims dated back to 2016, recently amplified by Belarus's head of ideology, that #Pokemon Go was funded by CIA, #Niantic, the owner of the popular game, used the user-acquired data to train Large Geospatial Model (#LGM).
https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/gotta-catch-em-all-how-pokemon-go-covertly-captured-your-data-for-years-to-train-a-massive-ai-model
https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/12/pokemon_go_spying_belarus_claims/
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/11/niantic-uses-pokemon-go-player-data-to-build-ai-navigation-system/
#AI #privacy #conspiracy_theories
https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/gotta-catch-em-all-how-pokemon-go-covertly-captured-your-data-for-years-to-train-a-massive-ai-model
https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/12/pokemon_go_spying_belarus_claims/
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/11/niantic-uses-pokemon-go-player-data-to-build-ai-navigation-system/
#AI #privacy #conspiracy_theories
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.
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