US EditionGoogle to scale up AI-powered fraud detection and security operations in India
- On June 18, 2025, the head of Telangana's government, A. Revanth Reddy, officially opened Google's Safety Engineering Centre located in Hyderabad, India.
- This new centre opened to support India's rising digital fraud challenges amid an 85% year-over-year UPI fraud increase last year.
- Google employs AI tools like Gemini to improve threat identification by 300%, issuing 41 million warnings via Google Pay and protecting users with AI-powered Scam Detection in Google Messages.
- The advanced ensemble approach combining Bayesian techniques and multiple sophisticated algorithms achieves an accuracy rate of 99.38%, while Google actively supports multi-factor authentication and implements initiatives like the Secure AI Framework to curb the misuse of artificial intelligence.
- The centre aims to boost cybersecurity, responsible AI, and digital safety, aligning with Telangana's goal to become a $3 trillion economy and expanding Google’s local problem-solving efforts.
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Google has taken important steps to prevent cyber fraud in India by launching Digikavach in 2023. The company said that in 2024, Google Pay has prevented fraud worth Rs 13 thousand crores. The company has unveiled a safety charter which focuses on online fraud, cyber security and AI development. Let's know the full details.
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