Google and Singapore build AI scam detector that runs on your phone

Google DeepMind and Singapore's GovTech announced on October 14 an AI scam detection model built on Google's lightweight Gemma technology. A two-stage system screens messages with a lightweight classifier, then analyzes suspicious conversations in depth on-device. Public availability and supported messaging apps have not been announced.

• Model is built on Google's lightweight Gemma technology
• Analysis runs on-device, keeping chats out of the cloud
• Fine-tuned on anonymized Singapore-specific scam material
• Singapore recorded 16,821 scam cases in H1 2026