WASHINGTON, August 16 (WAM) – Meta has launched a new optional feature on the WhatsApp app that uses artificial intelligence to warn against fraud in a limited beta version.

The Scam Alert feature alerts users when AI suspects a conversation may be part of a fraudulent attempt. It offers options to block, report or continue the conversation, according to a report by The Verge, a technology news site.

If the warning is incorrect, users can mark the conversation as trustworthy to remove the alert and prevent it from recurring for that specific conversation. They can also share the last five messages with WhatsApp to help improve the feature’s accuracy.

Earlier this year, Meta launched another feature to detect fraud related to device linking requests on WhatsApp.

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