Pokémon Go players unwittingly contributed to tech with military drone uses
Reports linking Pokémon Go spatial data to military drone training have sparked controversy and official denials.
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Coverage suggests that spatial scans collected from Pokémon Go players have been utilized to train artificial intelligence for military drone navigation. Media outlets including IGN, UNITED24 Media, MSN, Yahoo, MMORPG.com, and Samsung magazín are tracking the story.
While reports detail the integration of player data, Niantic Spatial has issued a denial regarding the claim that the game's data was used to train military drones. The industry is monitoring how Niantic addresses the interrogation regarding their data collection practices.
Coverage does not yet specify the mechanisms behind the alleged data transfer or the specific partner involved in the drone-programming collaboration.
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Quick answers
What is the primary allegation regarding Pokémon Go data?
Reports allege that billions of spatial scans collected from players were used to train artificial intelligence for military drone navigation.
How has Niantic responded to these claims?
Niantic Spatial has denied reports that claimed Pokémon Go data was used to train military drones.
What is the status of the investigation into the data collection?
Niantic and its drone-programming partner are being interrogated over their data collection practices, though coverage notes that the companies have provided vague answers.
Coverage (6)
- Pokemon Go Ex-Studio Niantic And Its New Drone-Programming Partner Interrogated Over Data Collection, With Vague Answers MMORPG.com · 135d ago
- Pokemon Go Player Scans Reportedly Used To Train Military Drones MSN · 135d ago
- Have you been catching Pokémon? Your data may be helping to navigate military drones Samsung magazín · 135d ago
- How 30 Billion Pokémon Go Scans Became a Military AI Tool for Drone Warfare UNITED24 Media · 135d ago
- Niantic Spatial Denies Report That Claimed Pokémon Go Data Was Used to Train Military Drones IGN · 135d ago
- Pokemon Go Data Trained Military Drones Yahoo · 135d ago
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