Introducing Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar

Introduces Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar, adding near real-time visual presence to existing live dialogue models. This feature enables dynamic visual personas with precise lip-syncing, natural expressions, and fluid turn-taking. It supports asynchronous tool execution with continuous presence, allowing background tool calls while maintaining active dialogue. The feature offers native multilingual speech-to-speech synchronization across 97 languages without degrading video fidelity. It also allows for custom avatar generation from reference images to match brand needs. SynthID watermarking is integrated for transparency and to minimize misinformation.