Google rolls out AI tools to protect Chrome users against scams

Google announced on Thursday that the new AI-driven defenses rolls out to combat scam on Chrome. The tech giant will use Gemini Nano, the great language model (LLM) on the device, on desktop to protect users against online scams. It also launches new AI-driven warnings for Chrome on Android to help users to be aware of Spammy reports.

According to Google, Chrome’s improved protection mode of safe browsing on Chrome offers the highest level of protection, which offers twice protection against phishing and other online threats compared to the standard security mode of the browser. Now Google Gemini Nano will use to offer improved protection users an extra defense layer against online scams.

Google says that this approach on the device will immediately provide insight into risky websites to protect users against scams, including those who have not been seen before.

“The LLM of Gemini Nano is perfect for this use because of the ability to distill the varied, complex nature of websites, so that we can adapt faster to new swindling tactics,” Google said in a blog post.

The company already uses this AI-driven defense to protect users against external technical support claims. Google is planning to expand this defense to Android devices and even more types of scams in the future.

Regarding the new AI-driven warnings, Google notes that the risk of scamming sites can go beyond the site itself if you have enabled them. Harmful websites can use notifications to inform you, so Chrome will now help you to be aware of malignant, spam or misleading reports on Android.

If the Chrome’s Machine Learning from Chrome now marks a notification if possible a scam, you will receive a warning. You can choose to unsubscribe or view the content that is blocked. If you think the warning has been displayed incorrectly, you can allow all future reports of that site.

As part of today’s announcement, Google shared that the AI ​​used to put scams in searching by detecting and blocking hundreds of millions of scammers results every day. The AI-driven SCAM detection systems have helped catch 20 times more scams, says Google.

For example, Google has seen an increase in bad actors that occur as customer service agents of airlines and people in search of help. The company says that it has reduced this scams by more than 80%, reducing the risk that users encounter a shiny telephone number when searching.