Pokémon Go players unwittingly contributed to tech with military drone uses
2026-06-12 · Ars Technica
Turns out all those Pokémon Go players weren't just catching Pikachu — they were unwittingly training AI that ended up in military drones. Niantic's augmented reality data, built on millions of players mapping the real world, found its way into defense tech applications. Nothing says 'gotta catch 'em all' quite like your casual gaming data being repurposed for military surveillance.