<p>Pokémon Go collected 30 billion street-level image scans from its players, and now its creators are using that data to help train delivery robots. This prompted Kelly and Elaine to discuss the many ways human labour contributes to AI training, whether we are aware of it or not.&nbsp;</p><br><p>*** Good things we recommend ***</p><p>&gt;&gt; <a href="https://humanitix.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Humanitix</a> ticketing &nbsp;</p><p>&gt;&gt; <a href="https://www.gravityclimbing.ie/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gravity</a> Climbing Centre &nbsp;</p><p>&gt;&gt; For Tech’s Sake <a href="https://events.humanitix.com/for-tech-s-sake-live-wbd7dhvb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Live</a>! &nbsp;</p><p>&gt;&gt; Svenska Dagbladet’s <a href="https://www.svd.se/a/K8nrV4/metas-ai-smart-glasses-and-data-privacy-concerns-workers-say-we-see-everything" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">investigation</a> into Meta’s AI training &nbsp;</p><br><p>*** More from us ***</p><p>Kelly’s Substack: <a href="https://kellysrubbish.substack.com/ " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kellysrubbish.substack.com</a></p><p>FTS blog: <a href="https://for-techs-sake.ghost.io" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">for-techs-sake.ghost.io</a>&nbsp;</p><p>FTS TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@fortechssakepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fortechssakepod</a></p><p>FTS Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fortechssakepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fortechssakepod</a></p><p>FTS Bluesky: <a href="http://fortechssakepod.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fortechssakepod.bsky.social</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

For Tech’s Sake

Elaine Burke & Kelly Earley

Pokémon Go to train an AI

MAR 26, 202639 MIN
For Tech’s Sake

Pokémon Go to train an AI

MAR 26, 202639 MIN

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<p>Pokémon Go collected 30 billion street-level image scans from its players, and now its creators are using that data to help train delivery robots. This prompted Kelly and Elaine to discuss the many ways human labour contributes to AI training, whether we are aware of it or not.&nbsp;</p><br><p>*** Good things we recommend ***</p><p>&gt;&gt; <a href="https://humanitix.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Humanitix</a> ticketing &nbsp;</p><p>&gt;&gt; <a href="https://www.gravityclimbing.ie/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gravity</a> Climbing Centre &nbsp;</p><p>&gt;&gt; For Tech’s Sake <a href="https://events.humanitix.com/for-tech-s-sake-live-wbd7dhvb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Live</a>! &nbsp;</p><p>&gt;&gt; Svenska Dagbladet’s <a href="https://www.svd.se/a/K8nrV4/metas-ai-smart-glasses-and-data-privacy-concerns-workers-say-we-see-everything" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">investigation</a> into Meta’s AI training &nbsp;</p><br><p>*** More from us ***</p><p>Kelly’s Substack: <a href="https://kellysrubbish.substack.com/ " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kellysrubbish.substack.com</a></p><p>FTS blog: <a href="https://for-techs-sake.ghost.io" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">for-techs-sake.ghost.io</a>&nbsp;</p><p>FTS TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@fortechssakepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fortechssakepod</a></p><p>FTS Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fortechssakepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fortechssakepod</a></p><p>FTS Bluesky: <a href="http://fortechssakepod.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fortechssakepod.bsky.social</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>