Google to roll out Gemini Nano in Chrome for AI powered safety features

Google will be rolling out a fresh suite of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered safety features across its platforms to protect users from rapidly growing online scams. This includes integrating Google Chrome browser with on-device Gemini Nano model to detect online scams. According to the tech giant, this is a step towards the fight against online scams in which scammers deceive users to gain access to their sensitive information.

In its announcement, Google said that Chrome browser’s “Enhanced Protection” mode will now be charged by Gemini Nano, a lightweight, on-device large language model (LLM). This new AI capability will enhance safe browsing by detecting websites which are scam-related, even if the site has not been flagged before.

By analysing the complex and diverse web pages, Gemini Nano helps Chrome users stay safe from remote tech support scams, said Google. Google also plans to extend this protection to cover more scam types over time.

Google is also rolling out AI-powered notification warnings in Chrome for Android to combat scam attempts. When Chrome’s on-device model identifies a suspicious or spammy notification, it alerts the user, by offering the choice to unsubscribe or view the blocked content. Users will also have the option to retain allowing future notifications from that source if they believe it was incorrectly flagged.