A 30-billion-image dataset built by players over the last decade is now being used to train an AI navigation system ...

The data collected by the AR games now consists of more than 30 billion images captured from different angles, times of day, ...

Pokémon Go players unknowingly trained delivery robots for years after generating over 30 billion scans that Niantic has now repurposed to power Coco Robotics’ autonomous bots ...

If you played Pokémon Go, there's a chance you helped with the development of training robots and AI.

The early augmented reality smartphone app prompted hundreds of millions of players to wander into parks, parking lots, and even dimly lit alleyways, peering through their phone cameras in search of ...

What started as a simple mobile game in 2016 is now helping machines navigate cities with precision. The millions of Pokémon Go players roaming cities and other places unknowingly created ...

Most people reading this have no idea this is happening. Not just Pokemon Go. All of it. Everything we do is tracked. Our data is sold a million times over.

Back in 2016, an interesting trend was gripping India. Niantic’s Pokemon Go, a mobile game, sent people running in the streets and parks to catch their favourite pokemon. The game used augmented ...

The hit mobile game Pokémon GO has come under scrutiny following claims that images captured within the app may have been ...

Since its launch in 2016, Pokémon Go captivated players with its augmented reality gameplay, requiring users to explore real-world locations to catch Pokémon. Unbeknownst to them, players contributed ...