Google launches Gemini 3.8 Live Avatar for near-real-time video personas in Gemini Enterprise
Summary
Google launches Gemini 3.8 Live Avatar in Gemini Enterprise, enabling near-real-time video personas that lip-sync and adapt expressions in 97 languages while handling visual and audio input and running background tool calls during conversations.
Key Points
- Google launches Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar in Gemini Enterprise, adding near-real-time video personas to its live dialogue models.
- Live Avatar processes visual and audio inputs simultaneously and can make asynchronous tool calls in the background while maintaining an active conversation.
- The feature supports speech-to-speech lip-sync and expression adaptation across 97 languages; custom avatars from reference images require enterprise allowlisting.