Google hopes its Gemini AI can provide real-time scam alerts during phone calls. But it'll mean allowing its AI to listen to your conversations.

Google promised to keep data from the phone calls private.

    • Bluefruit@lemmy.world
      30·
      2 months ago

      If they leave a voicemail then its more legit but yea same here. I’d rather not have my phone calls be used as AI training.

      • Neato@ttrpg.networkEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        That’s how I know it’s real. If they don’t leave a message they don’t care enough. The only people I want to talk to are like my doctors offices. My friends and family text and message.

    • DarkThoughts@fedia.io
      16·
      2 months ago

      I literally ignore all unknown numbers. I also ignore the doorbell if I don’t expect someone or something. If it is important then just send me a letter.

      • Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        One of the greatest moments in my life was when I was a young adult and realized I could just ignore someone at my door and leave them standing there. I didn’t invite your ass to just show up so fuck right off.

        Phone calls too. You better ask via text or something first if you expect me to stop what I’m doing to listen to your bullshit. Voicemail? Oh no, I never completed the setup so you can’t leave a message. So sorry!

        • Poayjay@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          2 months ago

          Uninvited visitors are the real world version of a pop up ad. They get zero consideration from me

  • Rhaedas@fedia.io
    342·
    2 months ago

    Google promised

    You mean the company that got rid of their previous motto of “do no evil”?

  • circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org
    141·
    2 months ago

    Google exists to make money off of you. Unless you are actually paying them, you are the product. It’s that simple.

    Take with a grain of salt any claims they make about you regarding services they will offer you for free.

    • Hildegarde@lemmy.world
      12·
      2 months ago

      Paying for a product doesn’t mean you are not the product. Corpos will double dip when they have the option.

      Modern cars collect huge amounts of data on their drivers despite the company making money from selling the car. Stores will sell your purchase history to advertisers. You can’t trust any one with data about you.

      • circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org
        5·
        2 months ago

        Yes, excellent point. Realistically we should trust no one who stands to make money off of us, even if we are already giving them money.

  • cccrontab@lemmy.world
    12·
    2 months ago

    The company that sells your information to scammers has an idea on how to prevent them. What a load.

  • applepie@kbin.social
    121·
    2 months ago

    Google literally pays this fake news site to post these clown ideas to see how public reacts to them.

    Remember to not click that link :)

    Don’t feed the fake news machine, if Sundar the Creep wants your opinion, it can scrap it out of here

  • dev_null@lemmy.ml
    111·
    2 months ago

    It is truly a boring dystopia when we need AI to help protect ourselves against scammers. At least the overhyped buzzword found one application positive for humanity.

  • efstajas@lemmy.world
    104·
    2 months ago

    God, everyone, read the article, please. The feature in question uses an on-device AI model, meaning none of the audio or transcript leaves the phone. If Google wanted to secretly record and steal your phone transcripts they could do so already. They wouldn’t need this feature.

  • Delphia@lemmy.world
    5·
    2 months ago

    As much as this is a fucking privacy nightmare, if it were an Opt-in only service it could be a godsend for the vulnerable and elderly.