00:00Pokemon Go data was used to help train AI systems being developed for military drones.
00:05While this might sound disturbing to you, the story actually raises bigger question than
00:09Pokemon Go data helped train AI. The real deal is, should data collected through entertainment
00:15products be used in a way users never anticipated? And right from the start, the ethical concern is
00:21easy to understand. Many players thought they were completing game objectives, helping improve AR
00:26features and contributing to virtual experience. Most probably weren't thinking they are helping
00:31build AI systems that could eventually be adapted for weapons technology. Now, legally, Niantic appears
00:37to have covered itself through its terms of service. But legality and informed consent are not always the
00:44same thing. But you know what's funny? The most interesting part isn't the military connection.
00:49It's the growing realization that user-generated data often has a much longer and more complicated
00:55lifespan than users expected. So essentially, this story is less about Pokemon and more about a
01:00broader trend. Entertainment platforms collecting enormous data sets that can later become valuable
01:06targeting material for AI, robotics, mapping system, and potentially weapons technologies.
01:12I guess it's just a part of a brand new world we're living in.
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