Chrome has a new AI-powered ‘enhanced protection’ mode to protect you from scams – here’s how it works

• Google is using AI to protect against scams in Chrome, Search and Android
• The AI can analyze and distill data to detect entirely new scams
• Google claims it’s already seeing positive results from the change

If there’s one thing you learn while browsing the internet, it’s that scams are everywhere. Even the most eagle-eyed experts can fall victim, with untold sums of money being lost to these nefarious schemes every year.

That doesn’t mean the situation is hopeless, though, and Google is now taking the fight to scammers with the help of artificial intelligence (AI). According to a recent blog post from the company, there are three areas where Google is using AI against scams: Chrome, Google Search, and Android.

In Chrome, Google is deploying its Gemini Nano on-device large language model (LLM) to provide an Enhanced Protection mode to users. Google ...