{"id":273388,"date":"2024-02-19T04:33:43","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T09:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=326407"},"modified":"2025-07-01T17:03:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:03:14","slug":"google-releases-a-tool-that-is-like-magic-called-magika","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/google-releases-a-tool-that-is-like-magic-called-magika\/","title":{"rendered":"Google releases a tool that is like magic called Magika"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First of all, what is M\u00e1gika exactly? <strong>Well, it is an innovative AI-based system<\/strong> that the search giant has designed to revolutionize the way <strong>binary and textual file types are identified.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"ChatGPT\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/47ef1772-2a82-4750-b97a-354b13dbd112\/3647786732\/chatgpt-ChatGPT-icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">ChatGPT<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Magika stands out for its ability to provide precise file identification in milliseconds, even when running locally on a computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Magika employs a customized and highly optimized deep learning model that has been meticulously designed and trained using Keras. <strong>This model is remarkably lightweight, weighing only 1 MB.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Google is open-sourcing Magika: a ML-powered filetype identification tool. Very fast, and more accurate than any existing alternative &#8212; by far.<br><br>The model was developed with Keras, and converted to ONNX for inference.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z0JFgyADlI\">https:\/\/t.co\/Z0JFgyADlI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LqjE5Ur9AS\">pic.twitter.com\/LqjE5Ur9AS<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Fran\u00e7ois Chollet (@fchollet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fchollet\/status\/1758287926092595709?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Google uses Magika in its day-to-day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The performance of Magika is impressive. When evaluated in a benchmark test of 1 million files covering over 100 file types, <strong>Magika outperforms existing tools by approximately 20%.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The system performance is even higher in the case of text files, including code and configuration files, which traditionally have posed problems for other tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Internally, <strong>Google has already used Magika to enhance user security.<\/strong> The system is deployed at scale to direct Gmail, Drive, and Safe Browsing files to the appropriate security scanners and content policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Google announces the AI Cyber Defense Initiative, which includes launching new AI security training and open sourcing Magika, a tool used to protect Gmail users (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/happygeek?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@happygeek<\/a> \/ Forbes)<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3e2Ow5HpN5\">https:\/\/t.co\/3e2Ow5HpN5<\/a><br><br>? Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OyWeKSRpIM\">https:\/\/t.co\/OyWeKSRpIM<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bddMsMhimN\">https:\/\/t.co\/bddMsMhimN<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Techmeme (@Techmeme) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Techmeme\/status\/1758305387298898102?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>With Magika, Google has observed a 50% improvement in the accuracy of file type identification <\/strong>compared to previous systems that relied on manually crafted rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This increase in accuracy has allowed scanning an additional 11% of files with specialized AI malicious document scanners and reducing the number of unidentified files to 3%.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"ChatGPT\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/47ef1772-2a82-4750-b97a-354b13dbd112\/3647786732\/chatgpt-ChatGPT-icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">ChatGPT<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By launching Magika, Google aims to help other software programs improve their accuracy in file identification<\/strong> and provide researchers with a reliable method for identifying file types on a large scale. The code and model for Magika are already freely available <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/google\/magika\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"on GitHub\">on GitHub<\/a> under the Apache2 license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Magika&#8217;s performance is impressive. 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