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Re:Pokémon Go Scans Trained the Navigation Tech for Military... by crnkofe on Thursday June 11, 2026 @04:44AM (#48487875)
This is revolting. Given how many kids played and are still playing the game this literally means weaponizing kids playing games. Humanity has been lost somewhere along the way.
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Re:Pokémon Go Scans Trained the Navigation Tech for Military... by SlightlyLeftPad on Thursday June 11, 2026 @05:53AM (#48488283)
Humanity hasn’t been lost, it’s been conquered.

Enter AI, a new era of soulless wonder.

Intelligentia Artificiosa.

Ingenium Artificum.

— Dreams of Silicon and Sorrow

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Re:Pokémon Go Scans Trained the Navigation Tech for Military... by fragmede on Thursday June 11, 2026 @06:23AM (#48488459)
What's the AI component here? Pokemon Go dates back to 2016, and there was Ingress before that. Hell, there was Foursquare before Ingress. Strava/similar has leaked military bases' layouts. All of that predates ChatGPT.
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Re:Pokémon Go Scans Trained the Navigation Tech for Military... by nonick on Thursday June 11, 2026 @06:37AM (#48488546)
Ingress still exists and has a similar scanning mechanism.
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