Exposing random company policies you accepted For 1 minute

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Why it worked

The video leverages a surprising and slightly dystopian connection between a popular game (Pokemon Go) and military technology, creating a 'wow' factor that captures attention. The narrative of everyday actions having unintended, significant consequences is inherently engaging.

Summary

The video discusses how Niantic's Pokemon Go game, by collecting real-world location data from millions of players, has inadvertently trained a large geospatial AI model. This AI is now being used by a US defense firm to help military drones navigate in GPS-denied environments. The creator then promotes an app called 'Paranoia' via a link in bio.

Structure

1Introduction to the concept of exposing company policies.
2Revealing Niantic and Pokemon Go as the subject.
3Explaining how Pokemon Go collects vast amounts of real-world location data.
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Original caption

Gotta catch em all | source: https://qz.com/pokemon-go-ai-data-military-drones-10-years | source: https://the-decoder.com/pokemon-go-data-helped-train-ai-now-linked-to-military-drones/ #dystopian #technology #cyberpunk

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Product placement

Niantic (Pokemon Go): Niantic is the company that developed and operates Pokemon Go. It ACTS as the developer and operator of the game. Removing it would mean the game doesn't exist. Pokemon Go: A mobile game that uses augmented reality and location services to allow players to capture virtual creatures in the real world. It ACTS as the game being discussed. Removing it would change the topic. Saudi Arabia's government: The entity that provided funding for Niantic's mapping AI. It ACTS as an investor. Removing it would change the context of the funding. Paranoia: An app or game that is being promoted. It ACTS as the product being advertised. Removing it would mean there is no call to action. The US defence firm: A company that partnered with Niantic to use their mapping AI for military drones. It ACTS as a partner/client. Removing it would change the context of the AI's application.

Call to action

Download Paranoia for more - Link in bio

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Exposing random company policies you accepted For 1 minute NIANTIC (Pokemon Go) Deep Research 10 minutes Rules: - NO AI - Handwritten notes Timer Then 1 minute presentation When you played Pokemon Go you Pokemon you were actually entire town with your precise location turned on at everything scanning it all which includes your your parks and areas right around your own home. multiply that by millions of players then the company ended up with something like 30 billion real world scans of the planet and they use those player scans to train large geospatial AI model a system that understands and navigates physical space. The game was actually just a collection engine the entire time and looking for Download Paranoia for more - Link in bio Pokemon was just that kept you scanning everything for free. And then earlier this NIANTIC sold Pokemon and its other company by the Saudi Arabia's government and it spun that mapping AI its own separate company. then at the year that company signed a partnership S. defence firm to help military drones navigate in P. or blocked. So basically millions of people chasing cartoon monsters are now helping train navigation technology for military drones.

Transcript

When you played Pokemon Go you Pokemon you were actually entire town with your precise location turned on at everything scanning it all which includes your your parks and areas right around your own home. multiply that by millions of players then the company ended up with something like 30 billion real world scans of the planet and they use those player scans to train large geospatial AI model a system that understands and navigates physical space. The game was actually just a collection engine the entire time and looking for Download Paranoia for more - Link in bio Pokemon was just that kept you scanning everything for free. And then earlier this NIANTIC sold Pokemon and its other company by the Saudi Arabia's government and it spun that mapping AI its own separate company. then at the year that company signed a partnership S. defence firm to help military drones navigate in P. or blocked. So basically millions of people chasing cartoon monsters are now helping train navigation technology for military drones.