Gmail spam filter upgraded with artificial intelligence
Source: Sri
Google says its Gmail Postmaster Tools remove 99.9 percent of spam from users’ inboxes.
Remember when you could lie about an email message getting lost in your spam filter?
Well, this isn’t 2006, and Google now says that its Gmail spam filter is more sophisticated than ever, removing 99.9 percent of spam from users’ inboxes with artificial intelligence (AI).
The Mountain View-based tech company launched Gmail Postmaster Tools on Thursday to help users filter messages and senders gather more information about reaching their target audiences, according to its Gmail blog. The company is using "an artificial neural network to detect and block the especially sneaky spam ― the kind that could actually pass for wanted mail."
In addition, Google says its system is getting better at recognizing bulk messages users actually need.
“Gmail users get lots of important email from companies like banks and airlines ― from monthly statements to ticket receipts ― but sometimes these wanted messages are mistakenly classified as spam,” Sri Harsha Somanchi, Google product manager, wrote in the blog post. “When this happens, you might have to wade through your spam folder to find that one important email (yuck!). We can help senders to do better.”
How will AI help organize your messages:
Average users
Google’s spam philosophy for everyday users of Gmail is out of sight, out of mind.
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