Cyberlyra5d ago

Ten years ago, Cambridge Analytica used data from Facebook games to tweak UK and US voters and torque world geopolitics.

Today we find out that the company behind Pokémon Go used all your data finding Pikachus to teach autonomous robots how to navigate and take away your jobs.

https://www.popsci.com/technology/pokemon-go-delivery-robots-crowdsourcing/

‘Pokémon Go’ players have been unknowingly training delivery robots

The massive crowdsourcing effort could use real-world to help robots deliver pizza.

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Show threadSteve Karsch 🤘🏻
@cyberlyra This is sad. I mean, I know it was happening. I was going to pass this article along to my son to warn him but geez, he knows the world sucks, why ruin this tiny bit of joy for him? Nothing is fun anymore. Everything is a monetization of a privacy invasion.
Mar 16 at 2:12pmWeb
Show threadBogdan Buduroiu5d ago
@karschsp @cyberlyra geocaching is fun, and not monetised, and a testament of human capability to come together for no reason than to have fun and pass the time
Show threadSteve Karsch 🤘🏻5d ago
@budududuroiu Good point! Thank you.
Show threadsnowyfox4d ago
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