Google gave business bots a face that lip-syncs in 97 languages.
Google released Live Avatar on Thursday, giving Gemini a talking face for company support lines. The face holds its expression and lip movement when the conversation switches between 97 languages. Google showed it reading an insurance policy while a customer held damage up to the camera.
Why it mattersSupport calls are about to look like video calls with someone who is not there. Google stamps a watermark on the output, because a human face makes a machine easier to trust.
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