Pokémon Go data trained AI that could assist military drones in war zones

Pokemon Go became a worldwide hit after its launch - but players may not know that their game data trained AI that will potentially help military drones during war. Pokemon Go became a worldwide hit after its launch - but players may not know that their game data trained AI that will potentially help military drones during war. Fri 12 Jun 2026 03.06 EDTLast modified on Fri 12 Jun 2026 03.38 EDT An AI model trained on data collected from users of Pokémon Go will potentially help military drones find their location in war zones. Pokémon Go, a 2016 augmented reality mobile game, allowed players to find and catch Pokémon 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.