Will make all users safe from spam calls and messages: Airtel’s Gopal Vittal [Video]

As the Centre asked telecom service providers to purge spam calls and messages on an urgent basis, Gopal Vittal, Managing Director and CEO of Airtel, said on Wednesday they have launched an AI-powered spam detection solution that would alert customers in real time about suspected spam calls and SMSs.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has asked telecom operators to stop spam calls and messages and comply with its direction regarding the whitelisting of URLs, APKs and OTT links.

Speaking to IANS, Vittal said that with the help of this AI tool, 99.5 per cent of spam messages and 97 per cent of spam calls can be easily identified.

The AI solution will be made available to users from Thursday.

“Airtel had been working on this AI model for about a year. The users will be alerted by getting information about spam on dial. This will also reduce the risk of fraud. Currently, we are able …