If there’s one essential tool (and one we love) to combat unwanted calls, it’s Google’s call filter. In the middle of Google I/O, he made a small appearance for show its evolution in collaboration with Gemini Nanothere On-device AI from the American firm.
Now integrated into Android, it will listen to calls that come to us let us know if there is a scam. The demo leaves no doubt: this is the definitive tool for detecting spam and fraud. We explain how it works.
Google brags about its anti-scam AI
After learning about the host of new features from Gemini, Google’s AI which is arriving in every corner of the company’s ecosystem, it was the turn of upcoming features on Android
At some point during the keynote we saw how the aforementioned function This will prevent us from falling into the traps of scammers. During the demonstration, a call was answered in which the interlocutor warned of suspicious activities on the bank account.
Digging deeper into the conversation, he states that some accusations were pending. When I asked what the fees were, he refused to answer, directing me to transfer the money to a secure account. At this moment the call is interrupted with an Android review which warns: “Banks will never ask you to move your money to keep it safe.”
Although the truth is that it was not so easy to fall into the trap in this example, we see the call filter working, and in addition to informing us of the scam, it provides detailed information. Android will offer us two options
How did you get it? Google’s AI will listen to our conversation, analyzing what the interlocutor says to jump to the precise moment. Without having more details, we know that this functionality will preserve our privacy when running on the device.
In other words, Gemini Nano takes care of this company, so our conversations will not reach the company’s servers: everything happens on our mobile.
It’s the evolution of the call filter that we had imagined, and above all it will be useful in case the first barrier – a warning when a number marked as spam calls us – does not achieve its objective.
Google has confirmed that the feature will be optional and will give us more details in the coming months, without giving an answer. release date concrete. Not only will this work with banking scams, but it will also work when they ask for “personal information such as your PIN or password.” We can’t wait to try it.
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