Real-time scam detection among Google’s new Safety initiatives

GOOGLE on Thursday shared updates on its multi-pronged approach to using AI to protect vulnerable users from online harm, strengthen privacy and cybersecurity tools for businesses, and create AI models that are fair, inclusive, and representative.

- RAKESH KUMAR

In a press note, the company said safety is the infrastructure for transformational AI. In India, where the digital economy is growing fast, it is building AI systems that are designed to keep user trust intact as India transitions to AI.

"When AI-powered defenses run on the device, it gives us an unprecedented advantage over bad actors seeking to target individuals or critical public infrastructure. India's scale and multiplicity make it the world's proving ground for reliable AI safety. The path to equitable AI for the entire Global South will be led from India, and we are committed to supporting that journey," said Evan Kotsovinos, vice-president, privacy, safety and security, Google.