Android is using AI to suss out scammers in Google Messages

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Android is rolling out enhanced scam detection features in Google Messages that use cloud-based Gemini AI models to analyze conversations and identify potential fraud attempts. The new "enhanced protection" setting will evaluate scammers' intentions in real-time when users interact with unrecognized contacts, building on existing scam detection capabilities.
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Begone, Bot. | Image: Google / Android Android is introducing new scam defense features that aim to make it easier for users to evade mobile fraud, including bolstered protection in Google Messages and additional safeguarding tools. Building on the Scam Detection feature in Google Messages, a new "enhanced protection" setting will be rolling out in the coming weeks that taps into cloud-based Gemini AI models to quickly evaluate a potential scammer's intentions in conversations with an unrecogn
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