Google has introduced new technology that allows for on-device speech scanning to detect scam calls in real-time. This AI feature aims to enhance privacy by conducting client-side scanning, potentially differentiating Android devices from iPhones in a meaningful way. However, concerns have been raised regarding the implications of integrating such scanning capabilities into software infrastructure, with worries about potential censorship and technology control.
🤖🇺🇸 Google unveils new AI tech to catch scam calls in real time, sparking privacy fears. Could this be the future of phone security or a Pandora’s box? #AI #privacy https://t.co/WFH1D5c9Ia
My comments in @TechCrunch. Google/Android AI feature to detect scams-calls is useful. It's client-side so privacy guaranteed. However, once client-side scanning and control is is baked into software infrastructure, nobody knows where it may lead. Censorship? Technology control… https://t.co/PRe7UMQj6A https://t.co/eRASH3LOBa
Listening to a conversation and warning the user it sounds like a scam is a great example of the scenarios that are unlocked in a privacy centric way with on-device LLMs. AI gives Google a way to differentiate Android devices against iPhones in meaningful ways to regular people. https://t.co/p5yHOENiv3
Google has an idea to prevent phone scams, but it'll mean allowing its AI to listen in on your calls https://t.co/cc9CUdKBpV
Google’s New Conversation-Listening Tech Could Embolden Governments To Mandate On-Device Speech Scanning https://t.co/FEIubnbmAi https://t.co/yLmYB1dHE5