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Google Gemini Advances with 3.8 Live Avatar Release and Upcoming Gemini 4
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Why It Matters
These developments demonstrate Google's continuous investment in enhancing its flagship AI platform, offering more intuitive and practical applications for users and signaling further significant advancements in AI capabilities.
Key Intelligence
- ■Google has launched Gemini 3.8, introducing 'Live Avatar' capabilities for real-time AI interactions.
- ■The new 'Live Avatar' feature provides a visual, real-time presence for Google's AI.
- ■Gemini 3.8 also enables Pixel 11 owners to use Gemini to call businesses on their behalf.
- ■Google is planning the release of a significant future iteration, Gemini 4, before the end of the year.
Source Coverage
Google News - Foundation Models
9/25/2026Google plans Gemini 4 release before year-end - Computerworld
Google News - Foundation Models
9/24/2026Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar gives Google’s AI a face - theverge.com
Google News - Foundation Models
9/24/2026Google Gemini Can Now Call Businesses for Pixel 11 Owners - SQ Magazine
Google News - Foundation Models
9/24/2026Google Brings Real-Time AI Avatars with its Latest Gemini 3.8 Update - Phandroid
Google News - AI & Models
9/24/2026Introducing Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar - blog.google
Google News - AI & LLM
9/25/2026