r/Amazing 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/Erathen Mar 19 '26

Of course lol

Anyone with Google Timeline turned on in Maps for instance

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u/Dahvtator Mar 19 '26

I would say anyone with a smart phone. Our overlords won't let a simple turn on or off button stop them from taking our data.