Pokémon Go to The Military Industrial Complex

This week we start with Emanuel's couple of stories about Niantic, the company that makes Pokémon Go, and its plan to build an AI model based on data collected by its users. After the break, Jason and Emanuel talk about their big investigation into the rise of "AI pimping." In the subscribers-only section, Joseph explains why he doesn't use a mobile phone and how he uses an iPad Mini instead.

YouTube version: https://youtu.be/9NhJGqEqx-U

Pokémon Go Players Have Unwittingly Trained AI to Navigate the World

Pokémon Go Data ‘Adding Amplitude to War Is Obviously an Issue,’ Niantic Exec Says

Inside the Booming 'AI Pimping' Industry

I Don't Own a Cellphone. Can This Privacy-Focused Network Change That?

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