Google's new voice model switches between 97 languages on its own.
Google released Gemini 3.8 Live on Tuesday, a model that hears speech and answers in speech. It notices the language you switch to and follows, across 97 of them, without being told. The heavier version took first place on an independent speech-to-speech ranking.
Why it mattersVoice is where AI stops needing a keyboard, and language switching is where it usually breaks. This model already sits inside Search and the Gemini app.
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