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An AI model trained on data collected from users of Pokémon Go will potentially help military drones find their location in war zones.

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global (Pokémon Go), undisclosed war zones (military drones)

Who
Niantic, Vantor, Peter Wilczynski, Tom Sulston, Dr Rob Nicholls
What
An AI model trained on data collected from users of Pokémon Go will potentially help military drones find their location in war zones.
When
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:06:00 GMT · 3h 34m ago
Where
global (Pokémon Go), undisclosed war zones (military drones) ·
Why
The agreement between Niantic and Vantor is designed to allow drones to navigate and coordinate precisely in areas where GPS is not available.
The Frontline Impact

How this affects you

Data from a popular augmented reality game, Pokémon Go, has been used to train AI models that could assist military drones in navigation, raising concerns about the use of civilian data for military applications and user privacy. This highlights a growing trend of app data being repurposed in ways not initially transparent to users.

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    AI models trained using historical scans collected through Pokémon Go are connected to a partnership aimed at helping drones navigate environments where GPS signals are unavailable or compromised.
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