Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar gives Google’s AI a face
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Source: The Verge (AI)September 24, 2026
Summary
Google has released Gemini 3.8 Live, an update that adds a "Live Avatar" feature, which is an animated AI character that responds to users in real time with lip-syncing and facial expressions. The feature currently supports 97 languages and can switch between them while maintaining smooth video quality, but is only available to Gemini Enterprise customers.
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Attack SophisticationModerate
Affected Vendors
Google
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Original source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/1000328/google-gemini-ai-live-avatar-face
First tracked: September 24, 2026 at 08:00 PM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 85%