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Singapore and Google DeepMind unveil AI tool to flag phone scams

Singapore's Government Technology Agency and Google DeepMind built a model that runs on phones and gives real-time warnings about manipulative scam chats.

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What happened

Google DeepMind and Singapore's Government Technology Agency, known as GovTech Singapore, have developed an on-device AI model that detects manipulative scam conversations on smartphones. DeepMind fine-tuned its lightweight Gemma model on local scam conversations, and the model is designed to issue real-time warnings. It was announced on October 14 during Singapore International Cyber Week as part of a national AI partnership between DeepMind and the Singapore government.

Why it matters

The tool is designed to warn smartphone users in real time during scam conversations. It runs directly on devices rather than relying on remote processing.

Timeline

  1. Oct 14, 12:43 AM ET: GovTech and Google DeepMind are developing an on-device, real-time AI scam detection system.
  2. Oct 14, 2:02 AM ET: The model is announced during Singapore International Cyber Week.
  3. Oct 14, 3:13 AM ET: DeepMind says it fine-tuned its lightweight Gemma model on local scam conversations under a national AI partnership with Singapore.

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