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A secure AI ecosystem is the essential starting point for India’s efforts to use AI to accelerate its economic growth. To put it another way, safety is not an add-on but rather the foundation of revolutionary AI.
Our ability to fully realize the multiplicative power of AI hinges totally on how safe each user feels when using the internet, since more Indians connect to the internet every month.
In India, scams are become more complex due to organized networks that target high-value financial transactions with strategies like voice cloning, screen-sharing fraud, and digital arrest.
These assaults undermine confidence in one’s own judgment as well as in the internet. A defense system that is quicker than the con artist, persistent in its detection, and integrated with the technology people use on a daily basis is the only practical solution.
We provided updates on Google’s multifaceted strategy to use AI to safeguard vulnerable audiences from online harm, develop strong privacy and cybersecurity tools for businesses, and create representative, equitable, and inclusive AI models today in advance of the upcoming AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi.
In this way, we are transforming the notion of safety as fundamental infrastructure into tangible safeguards for Indian citizens and companies.
Modifications to on-product security Since our gadgets are the focal point of our digital life, it is essential to incorporate strong security measures into the goods and services we use on a regular basis. Real-Time Scam Detection on Phone Calls: Scam Detection, which is available on Pixel phones and is powered by Gemini Nano, analyzes calls in real time and flags possible scams completely on-device, without transferring data to Google or storing audio or transcripts.
The feature plays a beep to alert participants, is off by default, only applies to calls from unknown numbers (not remembered contacts), and may be disabled at any moment by the user. Protection for banking Apps: To prevent screen-sharing frauds, we are testing a new feature in India in partnership with banking apps Google Pay, Navi, and PayTM.
When a user accesses one of these apps while screen sharing on a call with an unknown contact, Android 11+ devices now display a noticeable alert. This feature shields customers against possible fraud by offering a one-tap way to disconnect the connection and halt screen sharing.
Over 115 million attempts to install sideloaded apps that employ sensitive permissions—which are commonly abused for financial crime in India—have been successfully stopped by Google Play Protect.
Google Pay’s mechanism, which actively safeguards the foundation of our digital economy by displaying over a million alerts for fraudulent transactions every week, complements this.
