Introducing Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar
The capability to interact with an AI character in real time raises questions about how conversational AI will reshape user engagement and customer service applications.
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Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar is a conversational AI system that combines real-time speech with animated video of a digital character, creating a visual presence that can listen, see, and respond with synchronized lip movements and facial expressions. The feature is designed for enterprise use cases like customer service and interactive walkthroughs, processing visual and audio inputs simultaneously while handling background tasks without interrupting conversation. It supports 97 languages with native speech-to-speech synchronization and allows organizations to customize avatars based on reference images to match their branding. All output is watermarked with an imperceptible identifier to maintain transparency about AI-generated content and help detect misinformation.
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