Google ships Gemini 3.8 Live to keep voice agents talking while tools work
An Extended Thinking variant reasons and calls tools in the background, using spoken updates to cover the wait.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: Google DeepMind on X
Why it matters
Google is moving live AI beyond rapid answers toward voice agents that can reason and operate software without leaving users in silence, a key requirement for support, tutoring and task automation.
Google DeepMind introduced Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking on September 15th, giving developers two audio-to-audio models for voice agents that can process visual input, reason and call external tools during a conversation.…
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