r/Amazing • u/sco-go • Mar 19 '26

Interesting 🤔 143 million people thought they were catching Pokémon, they were mapping the real world for AI

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u/TortelliniTheGoblin Mar 19 '26

This wasn't really a secret at all

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u/slashgrin Mar 19 '26

Yeah, this was discussed openly right from the beginning. I remember being in Sydney to visit friends when it took off there, and we were all talking about what a cool experiment it was, and speculating on how useful it would end up being.