Google Chrome Integrates AI for Enhanced Scam Protection
Google is boosting Chrome's security with new AI-powered features to combat online scams. Leveraging its on-device large language model (LLM), Gemini Nano, Chrome now offers enhanced protection against phishing and other online threats on desktop.
Gemini Nano Strengthens Chrome's Defenses
Chrome's Enhanced Protection mode already provides robust security. Now, Gemini Nano adds another layer of defense, offering immediate insights into potentially risky websites, including newly emerging scams. This on-device approach ensures faster protection.
Gemini Nano's LLM excels at analyzing the complex nature of websites, allowing us to adapt to new scam tactics more quickly.
This AI-powered defense is currently protecting users from remote tech support scams, with plans to expand to Android and other scam types.
AI-Powered Warnings for Android Notifications
Google is also addressing scam risks from website notifications on Android. Chrome now uses on-device machine learning to identify potentially malicious, spammy, or misleading notifications. Users receive a warning and can choose to unsubscribe, view blocked content, or allow future notifications if the warning was deemed incorrect.
AI's Impact on Google Search Scam Protection
Google utilizes AI to block millions of scam search results daily. These AI-powered systems have significantly improved scam detection, catching 20 times more scam pages. For example, Google has reduced scams impersonating airline customer service agents by over 80%.
