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Google introduces Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking
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AI Overview
- Google launches Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, targeting more natural real-time voice conversations
- The Extended Thinking variant pairs voice interaction with deeper reasoning, multimodal understanding, and complex voice-driven tasks
- Google says the models can talk, think, and handle background tasks without interrupting the user's flow
- Google says both models support automatic detection for 97 languages, near real-time visual understanding, and background tool calling without disrupting chat
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