Google adds creepy avatars to Gemini 3.8 live's agents
News Google adds creepy avatars to Gemini 3.8 live's agents Like it or not, they may be doing customer service or sales support in the future. 25, 2026 6:53 am EST Google Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Last week Google launched Gemini 3.8 Live and Live Extended Thinking models, touting them as the company's most advanced live dialogue models yet. The idea, it said, was to give "developers and enterprises... building blocks for reliable, production ready voice agents." It also made speaking back to Gemini more natural, so users can do complex tasks with voice commands.
- ▪News Google adds creepy avatars to Gemini 3.8 live's agents Like it or not, they may be doing customer service or sales support in the future.
- ▪25, 2026 6:53 am EST Google Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Last week Google launched Gemini 3.8 Live and Live Extended Thinking models, touting them as the company's most advanced live dialogue models yet.
- ▪The idea, it said, was to give "developers and enterprises... building blocks for reliable, production ready voice agents." It also made speaking back to Gemini more natural, so users can do complex tasks with voice commands.
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News Google adds creepy avatars to Gemini 3.8 live's agents Like it or not, they may be doing customer service or sales support in the future. By Steve Dent Sept. 25, 2026 6:53 am EST Google Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Last week Google launched Gemini 3.8 Live and Live Extended Thinking models, touting them as the company's most advanced live dialogue models yet. The idea, it said, was to give "developers and enterprises... building blocks for reliable, production ready voice agents." It also made speaking back to Gemini more natural, so users can do complex tasks with voice commands. Now, Google has added video to that formula with Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar.
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