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TL;DR Google lets you place yourself in AI videos by creating a virtual avatar representation.
Right now, you’re only able to use your own avatar to make videos with Gemini Omni.
Some cryptic new text strings hint at the future ability to share your avatar with other Gemini users.
Have you had the chance yet to try making your own virtual avatar with Gemini Omni? It’s been a little over a month now since we saw the feature start rolling out widely, giving Gemini users the chance to capture their likenesses and generate videos featuring AI versions of themselves. The results are pretty impressive, but what happens when you get bored thinking up new scenarios for your own avatar to star in? Well, if we’re reading our latest find correctly, you may soon have the opportunity to play with your friends’ avatars, as well.
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Looking through version 17.38.5.sa.arm64 of the Google app for Android, we spotted a couple new text strings that got our attention:
Code Copy Text <string name="assistant_robin_wasabi_no_shared_avatars_description">When someone shares their ginger with you, it will appear here.</string> <string name="assistant_robin_wasabi_no_shared_avatars">No other gingers</string>
On first read, that’s pretty weird, right? What is this “sharing their ginger” business? Let’s break down what we’re seeing here.
First up, “robin” is a codeword Google’s been using for its AI since back before Gemini was even Gemini. And then we have have two references to “shared avatars” in those string labels. So far, that feels reasonably straightforward.
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