{"id":23487,"date":"2026-06-12T08:37:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T06:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/pokemon-go-data-trained-ai-that-could-assist-military-drones-in-war-zones\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T08:37:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T06:37:37","slug":"pokemon-go-data-trained-ai-that-could-assist-military-drones-in-war-zones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/pokemon-go-data-trained-ai-that-could-assist-military-drones-in-war-zones\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Go data trained AI that could assist military drones in war zones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Location scans from the globally popular augmented reality game have helped train AI to recognise and interpret physical spaces<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/jun\/12\/australia-news-live-richard-marles-aukus-submarine-defence-nato-anthony-albanese-pauline-hanson-labor-one-nation-cost-of-living-ntwnfb\">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Get our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl\">breaking news email<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.adjust.com\/w4u7jx3\">free app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/series\/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl\">daily news podcast<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>An AI model trained on data collected from users of Pok\u00e9mon Go will potentially help military drones find their location in war zones.<\/p>\n<p>Pok\u00e9mon Go, a 2016 augmented reality mobile game, allowed players to find and catch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/games\/pokemon\">Pok\u00e9mon<\/a> in the real world using the cameras on their mobile phones, and exploded in popularity. In 2018, the company reported having <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pocketgamer.biz\/pokemon-go-captures-800-million-downloads\/\">more than 800m downloads<\/a> worldwide.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/jun\/12\/pokemon-go-data-trained-ai-that-could-assist-military-drones-in-war-zones\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/d6a42cc4bc6d108e5900541840e4bc7807b8e39a\/328_0_3280_2624\/master\/3280.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=85c63c1aba87b8316e844c1ea7de06e1\" title=\"Pok\u00e9mon Go data trained AI that could assist military drones in war zones\" \/>Location scans from the globally popular augmented reality game have helped train AI to recognise and interpret physical spaces<\/p>\n<p>Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates<br \/>\nGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast<\/p>\n<p>An AI model trained on data collected from users of Pok\u00e9mon Go will potentially help military drones find their location in war zones.<br \/>\nPok\u00e9mon Go, a 2016 augmented reality mobile game, allowed players to find and catch Pok\u00e9mon in the real world using the cameras on their mobile phones, and exploded in popularity. In 2018, the company reported having more than 800m downloads worldwide. 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