How Pokémon Go Powers AI

Niantic, the company behind the game that took the world by storm in 2016, is building a massive geospatial AI model that could end up powering robots – all using player data.

The company behind the wildly popular augmented reality game has been quietly helping to train a massive AI model by collecting user data to build a detailed 3D map of the world. While this geospatial model could power innovations like Augmented Reality glasses, there are concerns about privacy and potential uses for military applications.

Writer and Producer: Patricia Clarke

Photography: Jon Jones

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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