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  1. El «Experimento Oculto» de Pokémon GO – 30.000 millones de fotos de jugadores ahora entrenan a robots de reparto

    Lo que millones de personas consideraban un simple juego de realidad aumentada era, en realidad, una de las mayores operaciones de recolección de datos visuales de la historia. Informes de MIT Technology Review y han revelado que Niantic Spatial (una spin-off de la creadora de Pokémon GO) está utilizando más de 30.000 millones de imágenes capturadas por los jugadores para entrenar a una nueva generación de robots autónomos que ya recorren nuestras ciudades (Fuente Kotaku).

    Este «modelo de mundo» impulsado por IA permite que los robots de la startup Coco Robotics naveguen con una precisión de centímetros, incluso en lugares donde el GPS falla debido a los grandes edificios.

    https://twitter.com/ErickSky/status/2033215712978731193?

    De capturar un Pikachu a mapear el mundo

    Desde el lanzamiento del juego en 2016, Niantic incentivó a los usuarios a escanear «Poképaradas» y «Gimnasios» a cambio de recompensas. Lo que los jugadores estaban haciendo en realidad era:

    • Mapeo Multidimensional: Al fotografiar un mismo monumento desde cientos de ángulos, horas y condiciones climáticas distintas, los jugadores crearon un mapa visual 3D ultrapreciso.
    • Entrenamiento de «Varios Ojos»: La IA utiliza este archivo masivo para que un robot pueda reconocer dónde está simplemente «mirando» una estatua o una fachada, sin depender de satélites.
    • Eficiencia en el «Borde»: Gracias a los jugadores, la IA ya conoce los obstáculos comunes en las aceras, permitiendo que los robots de reparto esquiven mobiliario urbano con una agilidad sin precedentes.

    La polémica del consentimiento: ¿Jugadores o trabajadores no pagados?

    La revelación ha encendido el debate sobre la ética de los datos en 2026. Aunque Niantic siempre incluyó cláusulas sobre la recolección de datos AR en sus términos de servicio, muchos usuarios sienten que fueron engañados:

    • «Gamificación del Trabajo»: Críticos argumentan que Niantic convirtió una tarea de ingeniería costosa (mapear ciudades) en un juego divertido, ahorrándose miles de millones en salarios.
    • Consentimiento Opaco: Aunque el escaneado era opcional, pocos jugadores imaginaban que sus fotos de un parque local terminarían siendo el «cerebro» de un robot repartidor de pizzas en otra ciudad.
    • Privacidad Biométrica: Expertos advierten que en esos 30.000 millones de imágenes también se han capturado rostros y matrículas, planteando dudas sobre cómo se anonimizaron esos datos antes de venderlos a terceros como Coco Robotics.

    El contexto: La era de la IA espacial

    Esta noticia llega en una semana donde la soberanía de los datos está bajo fuego:

    1. Seguridad Nacional: Mientras Anthropic demanda al gobierno por riesgos en la cadena de suministro, Niantic demuestra que las empresas privadas ya poseen mapas más detallados que el propio Pentágono.
    2. El Negocio de los Datos: Tras la adquisición de Niantic por parte de Scopely en 2025, la división Niantic Spatial se ha convertido en el activo más valioso de la empresa, vendiendo su «Sistema de Posicionamiento Visual» (VPS) a industrias que van desde la logística hasta la vigilancia.
    3. Contraste con Meta: Mientras Meta retira el cifrado de Instagram, Niantic presume de una transparencia basada en la utilidad pública, afirmando que sus robots harán las ciudades más eficientes y sostenibles.

    ¿Qué significa para el jugador hoy?

    Si todavía juegas a Pokémon GO en tu nuevo Galaxy S26 o estás esperando el iPhone plegable, cada vez que escaneas una parada estás alimentando este «Mapa Vivo». Para John Hanke, CEO de Niantic Spatial, «hacer que Pikachu corra de forma realista y que un robot se mueva con seguridad por la calle es, en esencia, el mismo problema matemático».

    #arielmcorg #bigdata #ciberseguridad #CocoRobotics #infosertec #innovación #InteligenciaArtificial #niantic #pokemongo #PORTADA #Robótica #TechNews2026 #tecnología
  2. Pokémon GO – All Dates for Next Season’s Community Days

    Pokémon GO’s Precious Paths season is well underway and players have another month to enjoy its activities. Ahead…
    #NewsBeep #News #Virtualreality #Mobile #Niantic #PokémonGo #Technology #UK #UnitedKingdom #VideoGames #VirtualReality #VR #Waypoint
    newsbeep.com/uk/383465/

  3. Pokémon GO – All Dates for Next Season’s Community Days

    Pokémon GO’s Precious Paths season is well underway and players have another month to enjoy its activities. Ahead…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Virtualreality #Mobile #Niantic #PokémonGo #Technology #videogames #VirtualReality #VR #Waypoint
    newsbeep.com/us/422078/

  4. Pokémon GO – All Dates for Next Season’s Community Days

    Pokémon GO’s Precious Paths season is well underway and players have another month to enjoy its activities. Ahead…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Virtualreality #Mobile #Niantic #PokémonGo #Technology #videogames #VirtualReality #VR #Waypoint
    newsbeep.com/us/422078/

  5. We don’t like the new Pikmin Bloom music at all 😖
    #PikminBloom #Niantic

  6. Forget Siri, now you can get guided tours from an augmented reality alien dog! Niantic is giving Peridot a voice to point out real-world facts, starting with Snap Spectacles. Are we ready for our digital pets to be this chatty?

    #AR #Peridot #Niantic #TechNews #FutureTech
    wired.com/story/niantic-perido

  7. Pokémon GO: Flabébé ist Community Day-Star im September 2025

    Der nächste Community Day in Pokémon GO findet am Sonntag, den 14. September 2025, von 14:00 bis 17:00 Uhr (Ortszeit) statt. Im Rampenlicht steht diesmal das Einblütler-Pokémon Flabébé, das in verschiedenen Farbvarianten weltweit erscheint – inklusive einer erhöhten Chance auf ein Schillerndes Flabébé! Regionale Varianten von Flabébé Je nach Region erscheinen bestimmte Farbformen häufiger: Rotblütler-Flabébé – Europa, Mittlerer Osten und Afrika Blaublütler-Flabébé […]

    nintendo-connect.de/handheld/s

  8. Pokémon GO: Flabébé ist Community Day-Star im September 2025

    Der nächste Community Day in Pokémon GO findet am Sonntag, den 14. September 2025, von 14:00 bis 17:00 Uhr (Ortszeit) statt. Im Rampenlicht steht diesmal das Einblütler-Pokémon Flabébé, das in verschiedenen Farbvarianten weltweit erscheint – inklusive einer erhöhten Chance auf ein Schillerndes Flabébé! Regionale Varianten von Flabébé Je nach Region erscheinen bestimmte Farbformen häufiger: Rotblütler-Flabébé – Europa, Mittlerer Osten und Afrika Blaublütler-Flabébé […]

    nintendo-connect.de/handheld/s

  9. At least #Ingress and #Peridot will remain with #Niantic. Though I wonder if Campfire and Wayfarer will stop working for Ingress since it was sold as well?

  10. Pokémon GO: Große Änderungen für Crypto-Raids und Dyna-Kämpfe ab Mai 2025

    Pokémon GO erweitert die Möglichkeiten für Crypto-Raids und Dyna-Kämpfe. Trainer können jetzt Fern-Raid-Pässe nutzen und sich auf erhöhte Limits und Belohnungen freuen.

    nintendo-connect.de/handheld/s

  11. Pokémon GO: Große Änderungen für Crypto-Raids und Dyna-Kämpfe ab Mai 2025

    Pokémon GO erweitert die Möglichkeiten für Crypto-Raids und Dyna-Kämpfe. Trainer können jetzt Fern-Raid-Pässe nutzen und sich auf erhöhte Limits und Belohnungen freuen.

    nintendo-connect.de/handheld/s

  12. e505 — AR Never Neverland

    e505 with Michael and Michael – stories and discussion on AI technical & security challenges, a Metallica augmented concert, Dungeons & Dragons and much more.

    https://media.blubrry.com/gamesatwork/op3.dev/e,pg=6e00562f-0386-5985-9c2c-26822923720d/gamesatwork.biz/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/E505.mp3

    Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 43:34 — 60.4MB) | Embed

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    gamesatwork.biz/2025/03/17/e50

  13. 👺 Hey kid, what's your name? Yeah... right. 🤔

    Why don't you uh... go and throw balls as many dangerous types of animal as you can. 🤓👆

    Don't come back until you've uh... made friends with all of them. 🤡

    buff.ly/4hDkpXr

    #gaming #youtube #pokemon #oak #ash #gen1 #pokemonred #pokemonblue #red #blue #gamefreak #niantic #smooth #newdaddy #silverfox #legend #gottacatchemall #90s #retro #gameboy #gbc #nocommentary #longplay #letsplay #pikachu #starter #brock #misty #lance #gary

  14. friend me, fight me, trade me (whenever that ends up happening)!
    @pokemonpocket.bsky.social

    @davidimel.com @adammolina.com

    #pokemonpocket #pokemontcg #pokemon #tradingcardgame #anime #tabletop #gaming #nintendo #niantic #palworld

  15. Do you remember the Pokémon Go craze a few years ago? Now, its players are getting scammed by the game's maker, Niantic. The company has jumped onto the AI bandwagon and is selling player data -- all those locations they sent you to, and all those photos you dutifully took are being fed into AI training.

    nianticlabs.com/news/largegeos

    If you're sick of hearing about Large Language Models (LLMs), get ready for Large Geospatial Model (LGM) hype!

    Currently, it appears to be at the stage where Niantic has had dreams of monetisation, put up a "For Sale" sign, spaffed a bunch of AI hype on their website, and baited a trap to get the gullible with a bunch of techy sounding keywords such AI and Augmented Reality (see attached screenshot).
    Will it cost a lot of money? Yes.
    Will it burn a lot of electricity and cause a lot of pollution? Yes.
    Will it amount to anything useful?
    No, I don't think so.

    #PokémonGo #Pokémon #Niantic #AI #AR #AugmentedReality #LargeLanguageModel #LLM #LargeGeospatialModel #LGM

  16. Do you remember the Pokémon Go craze a few years ago? Now, its players are getting scammed by the game's maker, Niantic. The company has jumped onto the AI bandwagon and is selling player data -- all those locations they sent you to, and all those photos you dutifully took are being fed into AI training.

    nianticlabs.com/news/largegeos

    If you're sick of hearing about Large Language Models (LLMs), get ready for Large Geospatial Model (LGM) hype!

    Currently, it appears to be at the stage where Niantic has had dreams of monetisation, put up a "For Sale" sign, spaffed a bunch of AI hype on their website, and baited a trap to get the gullible with a bunch of techy sounding keywords such AI and Augmented Reality (see attached screenshot).
    Will it cost a lot of money? Yes.
    Will it burn a lot of electricity and cause a lot of pollution? Yes.
    Will it amount to anything useful?
    No, I don't think so.

    #PokémonGo #Pokémon #Niantic #AI #AR #AugmentedReality #LargeLanguageModel #LLM #LargeGeospatialModel #LGM

  17. Do you remember the Pokémon Go craze a few years ago? Now, its players are getting scammed by the game's maker, Niantic. The company has jumped onto the AI bandwagon and is selling player data -- all those locations they sent you to, and all those photos you dutifully took are being fed into AI training.

    nianticlabs.com/news/largegeos

    If you're sick of hearing about Large Language Models (LLMs), get ready for Large Geospatial Model (LGM) hype!

    Currently, it appears to be at the stage where Niantic has had dreams of monetisation, put up a "For Sale" sign, spaffed a bunch of AI hype on their website, and baited a trap to get the gullible with a bunch of techy sounding keywords such AI and Augmented Reality (see attached screenshot).
    Will it cost a lot of money? Yes.
    Will it burn a lot of electricity and cause a lot of pollution? Yes.
    Will it amount to anything useful?
    No, I don't think so.

    #PokémonGo #Pokémon #Niantic #AI #AR #AugmentedReality #LargeLanguageModel #LLM #LargeGeospatialModel #LGM

  18. Do you remember the Pokémon Go craze a few years ago? Now, its players are getting scammed by the game's maker, Niantic. The company has jumped onto the AI bandwagon and is selling player data -- all those locations they sent you to, and all those photos you dutifully took are being fed into AI training.

    nianticlabs.com/news/largegeos

    If you're sick of hearing about Large Language Models (LLMs), get ready for Large Geospatial Model (LGM) hype!

    Currently, it appears to be at the stage where Niantic has had dreams of monetisation, put up a "For Sale" sign, spaffed a bunch of AI hype on their website, and baited a trap to get the gullible with a bunch of techy sounding keywords such AI and Augmented Reality (see attached screenshot).
    Will it cost a lot of money? Yes.
    Will it burn a lot of electricity and cause a lot of pollution? Yes.
    Will it amount to anything useful?
    No, I don't think so.

    #PokémonGo #Pokémon #Niantic #AI #AR #AugmentedReality #LargeLanguageModel #LLM #LargeGeospatialModel #LGM

  19. Do you remember the Pokémon Go craze a few years ago? Now, its players are getting scammed by the game's maker, Niantic. The company has jumped onto the AI bandwagon and is selling player data -- all those locations they sent you to, and all those photos you dutifully took are being fed into AI training.

    nianticlabs.com/news/largegeos

    If you're sick of hearing about Large Language Models (LLMs), get ready for Large Geospatial Model (LGM) hype!

    Currently, it appears to be at the stage where Niantic has had dreams of monetisation, put up a "For Sale" sign, spaffed a bunch of AI hype on their website, and baited a trap to get the gullible with a bunch of techy sounding keywords such AI and Augmented Reality (see attached screenshot).
    Will it cost a lot of money? Yes.
    Will it burn a lot of electricity and cause a lot of pollution? Yes.
    Will it amount to anything useful?
    No, I don't think so.

    #PokémonGo #Pokémon #Niantic #AI #AR #AugmentedReality #LargeLanguageModel #LLM #LargeGeospatialModel #LGM