Google is using AI to identify scammy websites on Chrome when you click on them

Google Chrome integrates an AI that detects real-time online scams, blocks suspicious websites, and protects your mobile without compromising your privacy.

“If you find an application called SafetyCore on your Android phone, throw it off without delay,” warns a user on the Bluesky social network. This alert, apart from being isolated, has attracted the attention of the tech press, which has investigated...

Google is going to start using AI to keep you safe — here's how

Google is keeping you safe from scams across search and your smartphone

Google Chrome is getting an AI-powered scam sniffer for Android phones

Google is adding a new AI-powered alert system that will warn users if a website is trying to scam them with fake security warnings and other related scams.

Chrome will now use Gemini Nano to catch scams

Google just announced an upgrade to Chrome’s Enhanced Protection feature. On desktop, the browser now uses Gemini Nano to protect users against remote tech support scams. According to Google, the on-device large language model allows Chrome to protect people against scams the company hasn’t seen before.  “[Gemini Nano] is perfect for this use because of its ability to distill the varied, complex nature of websites, helping us adapt to new scam t…

Google says AI is making searching and browsing the web safer

Almost anyone who has used the internet has probably experienced that alarming moment when a window pops up claiming that your device has a virus and encouraging you to click for tech support or to download security software. It’s a common online scam, one that Google is now aiming to fight more aggressively using artificial intelligence.