Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Would you have played differently if you knew?
🌍 Pokémon Go may have been the world’s most brilliant data collection scheme.
While users caught virtual creatures, Niantic quietly built a global geospatial AI model from real human movement.
This goes far beyond maps. It tracks how we actually navigate the world—from crowded sidewalks to building interiors to park shortcuts.
The potential applications?
Smart cities
Drone logistics
Surveillance systems
Autonomous navigation

And the privacy implications? Even more profound.
This isn’t a game. It’s the foundation for how AI may understand and move through our real world.
Would you have played differently if you knew?

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