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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According to reports, Niantic is developing a "Large Geospatial Model" (LGM) using millions of scans collected from users of Pokémon Go and other Niantic products. Players' interactions with the ...

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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This "large geospatial model" would utilize data collected from players to "achieve spatial intelligence," the company said in a blog post. Niantic's model is training and processing data using ...

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 ...

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