Google hopes users harness power of AI to protect against cybercriminals

• Google is hoping users will start employing the tools of artificial intelligence (AI) to protect themselves against cybercriminals. The tech giant is currently testing a new feature for its Chrome browser, which uses AI to change users’ passwords if they are found to be compromised.
• The new feature is called “Automated Password Change.”
• When Chrome detects a saved password is compromised, the Chrome Canary users that enable the feature will be prompted to change their password.

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Google is hoping people will harness the power of artificial intelligence to protect themselves from cybercriminals.

The tech giant is currently testing a new feature for its Chrome browser, which uses AI to change users’ passwords if they is found to be compromised.

How does it work?

When Google Chrome detects saved passwords are comprised, the user will be prompted to change their password.

Instead of having to do it themselves, Chrome AI generates one for users and saves the encrypted new password in the browser’s “password manager.”

Google maintains users will not be required to change passwords and Chrome will not have their passwords changed in the background without their permission.

Who is it available to?

Automated Password Change is currently only available to Google Canary users for experimental purposes. The tool needs to be turned on through the browser.

The feature is reportedly complex enough to generate passwords for sites requiring specific lengths, characters, numbers and symbols.

Why does the tool matter?

Cybersecurity experts note, many people use the same password across multiple platforms, allowing scammers easy access to a handful of accounts once they crack one password.

With AI-generated passwords, the hope is more users will change login information more often to tighten security against hackers.