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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 (explicitly stated via Pokémon Go's worldwide popularity and Niantic's 800M+ downloads in 2018)
Who
Niantic, Vantor, Dr Rob Nicholls, Tom Sulston
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 29m ago
Where
global (explicitly stated via Pokémon Go's worldwide popularity and Niantic's 800M+ downloads in 2018) ·
Why
The partnership between Niantic and Vantor is designed to allow drones to navigate and coordinate precisely in areas where GPS is not available.
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How this affects you
Data from the popular game Pokémon Go, used by hundreds of millions globally, has been leveraged to train AI models that could enhance military drone capabilities, raising concerns about the use of civilian data for military applications and user privacy.
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5 events in this thread- Technology2h 9m agoAI 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.Open article
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- Technology3h 29m agoAn AI model trained on data collected from users of Pokémon Go will potentially help military drones find their location in war zones.Open article
- Technology3h 29m agoAn AI model trained on data collected from users of Pokémon Go will potentially help military drones find their location in war zones.Open article
- Technology3h 29m agoAn AI model trained on data collected from users of Pokémon Go will potentially help military drones find their location in war zones.Open article