TECHNOLOGYJun 12 · 07:06 UTCTHE GUARDIAN TECHJosh Taylor Technology reporter

Pokémon Go data trained AI that could assist military drones in war zones

An AI model trained on data from Pokémon Go's location scans could help military drones navigate war zones. The augmented reality game, which lets players catch Pokémon using mobile cameras, had over 800 million downloads worldwide by 2018.

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