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Google Maps doubles down on preventing fake reviews


With the help of AI, it can better detect businesses that try to cheat the system.

In its recent report, Google said it has trained Gemini to detect businesses that try to cheat the system by buying fake five-star reviews. In a recent blog, Google explained how AI was able to track down over 10,000 listings managed by a group of "bad actors who impersonated real locksmiths to take over unclaimed Business Profiles and overcharge unsuspecting customers." (Image credit: Google)It even seems to have trained a specific Gemini model that will also detect businesses that suddenly change their category.

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