Pokémon Go data trained AI that could assist military drones in war zones
by Josh Taylor Technology reporter from World news | The Guardian on (#768NR)
Location scans from the globally popular augmented reality game have helped train AI to recognise and interpret physical spaces
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An AI model trained on data collected from users of Pokemon Go will potentially help military drones find their location in war zones.
Pokemon Go, a 2016 augmented reality mobile game, allowed players to find and catch Pokemon in the real world using the cameras on their mobile phones, and exploded in popularity. In 2018, the company reported having more than 800m downloads worldwide.
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