GoKawiilGoogle adds animated 'Live Avatar' face to Gemini 3.8 Live for enterprise users
Google has launched Live Avatar, a feature within its Gemini 3.8 Live model that renders an animated persona with lip-syncing and facial expressions during real-time conversations. The feature currently works across the 97 languages Gemini supports without losing video quality, and can display on-screen information while speaking. It is available only to Gemini Enterprise customers, who can choose from preset avatars or build custom ones.
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Giving an AI model a synchronized animated face could make enterprise chatbots feel more personal for customer service or training uses, potentially differentiating Google's offering from text- or voice-only assistants. The inclusion of SynthID watermarking and identity safeguards suggests Google is trying to preempt concerns about deepfake-style misuse of realistic AI avatars before wider rollout.
- Live Avatar adds lip-synced, expressive animated personas to Gemini 3.8 Live conversations.
- The feature supports 97 languages and can display information on-screen during chats.
- It's currently limited to Gemini Enterprise customers, with preset or custom avatar options and SynthID watermarking.
Source: theverge.com — Emma Roth, 2026-09-24
Published there as: “Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar gives Google’s AI a face”
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