AI & ML
WhatsApp Deploys AI Scam Detection Feature Across Platform

WhatsApp is introducing Scam Detection, an AI-powered feature designed to identify and block scams before they reach users. Builders in trust & safety, fraud detection, and messaging infrastructure should expect platform-level defenses to become table stakes—your AI safeguards now compete against Meta's own models, so differentiate on context (verticals, languages, local fraud patterns).
Source: Mint ↗
🎧 This story is in the 14 August 2026 episode — Arjun & Meera