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Written By Bushra Burge

Niantic Uses Meta Llama to Bring Digital Creatures to Life

Niantic uses advanced computer vision algorithms to convert physical-world images from a player’s camera into accurate 3D models. This technology lets the Dots interact with their surroundings. Using the Niantic Lightship ARDK, the Dots recognize physical objects like flowers, food, and pets. These observations are then processed by a custom version of Llama 2, which considers each Dot’s unique traits—such as personality and history—to determine how these virtual creatures might react to their discoveries.

Lightship ARDK – Niantic Lightship

Bushra Burge

Bushra Burge is a proven polymath. Her most recent work has creatively used emerging technology such as VR within wearable technology and multi-sensory experiences. Her career started 20 years ago as a software engineer within financial data, including the very first pioneering corporate e-commerce sites. Since then she has also had successful careers in sustainable fashion, academia and wearable technology. Her multidisciplinary curiosity has led her to degrees in science and design from Imperial College, London College of Fashion and Central Saint Martins. This has not only given her a unique agility and insider knowledge to connect dots for emerging trends, new ideas and problem-solving but has also allowed her to establish high calibre resource and networks from within a number of industries. 
 

http://www.bushraburge.com
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