Millions of Pokémon Go players who thought they were just playing a fun game might actually be helping to train AI models that can map the physical world. Niantic, the company behind Pokémon Go ...

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The biggest thing standing between them and creating this model is the sheer amount of data they need to train it. Remember, 3D scans are not readily available on the internet, they are created by ...

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This is done with a limited amount of information, using data collected by Pokémon GO players. It seems this ... Let us assume the closest local model has seen only the front entrance of that ...

Apparently, players have also been helping Niantic create a 3D model of the world, which is being expanded via AI into a Large Geospatial Model. As reported by 404 Media, Niantic made the largely ...

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The technical details may fly over the head of many who read Niantic's blog post, but the easiest way to think of it is that certain player actions in Pokemon Go have been training this geospatial ...