Google is using its artificial intelligence, Gemini Nano to fight more effectively than online scams. AI is changing how chrome browser, Android device and Google search how to detect and prevent fraud activity in real time.
This new method is more advanced than chronic techniques, which users should help protect them from new hazards and keep it with a constantly changing strategy of scammers. This is not new; Google has used AI to fight online scams over years. Company Fighting scam in search report The claims have stopped hundreds of crores of fake search results every day.
Nevertheless, recent reforms have made the system more powerful. This is thanks to Google’s upgrade to detect the AI-operated scam. According to Chromium blog, the company now recognizes and blocks 20 times as websites with several scams in search. This means that a very safe experience for millions of users, keeping them away from the sites designed to steal their money or personal information.
The system works especially well in some areas. For example, Google has seen a major growth in scams where criminal airline pretends to be customer service agents or even Google agents. Using AI, Google has cut these scams by more than 80% in search, preventing many people from falling for these tricks.
Chrome now Uses Gemini Nano To add another layer of safety, especially enlarged in safety mode. This on-device LLM acts like a fast-reaction system, which immediately checks the website content for signs of malicious activity. If a user goes to a suspicious site, some triggers (eg using keyboard lock APIs that prevents users from closing the scam window) alert Gemini Nano. The LLM then examines the content of the webpage, which is looking for safety signals that reflect the exact objective of the site.
In this, warnings can be specific in pop-up or full-screen takeover, take support scams. Information is sent to Google safe browsing for the final decision. If safe browsing confirms the danger, a warning message prevents the user from interacting with the dangerous site.
This on-device approach has major benefits. Speed is important because many scam websites are active only for a very short time, often less than 10 minutes. Quick analysis of Gemini Nano can do widespread damage before overcoming the boundaries of traditional scanning methods before detecting and blocking these quick-moving dangers. Additionally, the on-device system gives a unique view by analyzing how the website appears to the real user.
This is important because scammers often design their sites to cheat Google’s automatic scanner. They show different content than real users find out.
Chrome on Android is also now an AI-operated warning for suspected or spamy notifications. This ensures that notifications marked as harmful are really risky without highlighting the user data. When a notification is flagged, the users see a clear warning, allowing them to end membership from the site or see potentially dangerous materials.
While keeping sensitive data safe, the LLM works locally on the device. Resource usage is carefully managed through adaptation, including asynchronous processing to avoid obstruction and control to limit GPU use. The LLM only sends summarized safety signs for safe browsing for users who have started safety extended, but are even users with standard safety benefits.
It is very good for everyone involved because you still get protection while you do not need to sign up. Nevertheless, the best safety measures are careful and thinking twice before clicking on the link, listening to the callers or downloading the files.
Source: Google
