May 19, 2024 at 01:50PM Google’s new AI Overviews feature generates search result summaries using LLM models, yet many users find it often incorrect and misleading. While currently unable to disable it directly, a new “Web” search mode without AI Overviews has been introduced. Users can set it as the default search engine in Chrome … Read more
March 25, 2024 at 12:11PM Google Search Generative Experience (SGE) is an AI feature providing quick summaries for search queries but is recommending spam and malicious websites, making it easier for users to fall for scams. These sites promote unwanted browser extensions, fake iPhone giveaways, tech support scams, and push notifications for spam and affiliate … Read more
February 19, 2024 at 05:39AM Google’s AI Cyber Defense Initiative aims to promote the use of artificial intelligence in cybersecurity, asserting its potential to empower defenders in threat detection, malware analysis, and vulnerability fixing. The company commits to investing in AI infrastructure, offering defensive tools, security training, and research cooperation. Additionally, it is supporting startups, … Read more
February 17, 2024 at 02:45AM Google has open-sourced Magika, an advanced AI tool to identify file types, boasting a 30% accuracy boost and up to 95% higher precision on hard-to-identify content. Amid concerns about AI misuse, Google emphasizes the need for balanced regulatory AI usage and adoption. The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office also raises concerns … Read more
November 30, 2023 at 08:30AM Google launched RETVec, a multilingual text vectorizer to enhance Gmail’s detection of harmful content such as spam and phishing emails. RETVec counters evasion tactics like typos or homoglyphs and supports over 100 languages. It improved spam detection by 38%, reduced false positives, and cut computational costs. Here are the key … Read more
November 30, 2023 at 06:06AM Google’s new RETVec, a multilingual text vectorizer, has improved Gmail’s spam detection by 38%, reducing false positives/negatives while enhancing performance. RETVec, efficient and resilient, requires no text preprocessing, works with all languages, and is now open source with a tutorial available. Takeaways from the Meeting Notes: 1. Google has developed … Read more
November 14, 2023 at 04:44PM Google has filed two lawsuits to combat the abuse of its AI chatbot, Bard, for cyber scams. The first lawsuit targets cybercriminals who used social media ads to trick users into downloading Google’s AI tools, only to serve them malware instead. The second lawsuit accuses malicious actors of using Google’s … Read more
October 26, 2023 at 10:39AM Google has announced several initiatives to enhance the safety and security of AI. This includes a bug bounty program to reward researchers for identifying vulnerabilities in generative AI, a Secure AI Framework (SAIF) to protect critical components of machine learning, and a $10 million AI Safety Fund in collaboration with … Read more