Google Expands Android AI Efforts with Deepfake Call Detection and Developer Code Buyouts

Google is expanding a system it recently introduced for verified financial calls to help detect impersonation fraud from spoofed numbers. [1] The scam call detection feature will work with anyone in a user's contacts. [1] To use this automated protection, users must run Android 12 or higher and install the Phone by Google, Contacts, and Google Messages applications. [1]

Google has emailed certain Android app developers to invite them to a "confidential content offer pilot" designed to help improve the company's developer tools and products. [2] The email offers to pay developers for access to both active production codebases and archived side projects. [2] Developers who participate will retain the intellectual property rights to their work through a non-exclusive license. [2] A link within the email directs to a Google page discussing partnerships to improve AI products by paying for the delivery of non-public content. [2]