Google and Singapore Develop AI Scam Detector That Works Entirely on Your Phone - TechRepublic

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Scammers can spend days building trust through messages. Google and Singapore want to spot the deception without sending private conversations to the cloud.

Google DeepMind and Singapore’s Government Technology Agency (GovTech) announced October 14 that they have developed an AI scam detection model built on Google’s lightweight Gemma technology. It analyzes conversations directly on smartphones, potentially warning users before they transfer money or share sensitive information.

The project targets fraud that develops across multiple exchanges rather than a single suspicious message. Deployment will be phased, but Google has not announced when the public can use the detector or which messaging apps will support it.

How the on-device scam detector works

In its October 14 announcement, Google DeepMind...

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