What happened
Google began general availability of Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar on Gemini Enterprise on September 24, combining its September 15 voice model with low-latency video streaming, across 97 languages including Japanese.
Why it matters
The combination lets businesses run conversational services with a talking, lip-synced avatar that can also process camera and screen input at the same time.
What to watch
Custom avatars are limited to companies on Google's allow list, and continuous dialogue is only a few minutes, so the test is whether businesses can fit it to customer service and kiosk use.
WHO IT HITSEnterprise customer service and kiosk teams can deploy an avatar that talks with customers while running tasks behind the scenes, though only allow-listed firms can build custom brand avatars.
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