From The Verge · Emma Roth · · 1m 10s
Google gives Gemini AI a talking face
Google's new Live Avatar feature lets Gemini 3.8 speak with lip-synced expressions, but only enterprise customers can use it.
In brief
Google's new Live Avatar feature lets Gemini 3.8 speak with lip-synced expressions, but only enterprise customers can use it. Google launched Live Avatar for Gemini 3.8, an animated AI persona that lip-syncs and shows facial expressions during conversations, available only to enterprise customers. Originally reported…
Google adds a face to Gemini
Google's new Gemini three point eight Live update lets users talk to the AI while watching an animated persona respond in real time.
The avatar lip-syncs and emotes
The Live Avatar will lip-sync and show different facial expressions during conversations, matching what it says in real time.
It works across ninety-seven languages
Live Avatar can switch between ninety-seven languages without degrading video quality or introducing visual drift, Google says.
Enterprises can customize their avatars
Google will offer preset avatars for customers to choose from, but organizations can also create their own custom versions.
Safety features protect identity
Live Avatar output includes Google's invisible SynthID watermark and safeguards designed to respect identity and prevent misuse.
Enterprise customers get early access
Live Avatar is currently available only to Gemini Enterprise customers, limiting the feature to paying business users.
The key point
Google launched Live Avatar for Gemini 3.8, an animated AI persona that lip-syncs and shows facial expressions during conversations, available only to enterprise customers.
