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GOTTA MAP 'EM ALL
The Hidden Data Empire Behind Pokémon GO and the AI Race for the Real World
About this book
Pokémon GO was more than a game — it was a data-collection operation disguised as augmented reality. Gotta Map 'Em All reveals how the game trained AI to navigate the physical world while collecting an unprecedented dataset of human movement, behaviour, and location. The book explores the hidden data economy behind gamified applications and the race to train AI on the real world, asking what we trade for entertainment and convenience.
Main themes
- Data collection
- Gamification
- AI training data
- Privacy in public spaces
Who this book is for
Gamers, privacy advocates, and anyone curious about the hidden data operations behind popular apps.