Google DeepMind launches Gemini 3.8 Live and Live Extended Thinking
GoogleDeepMind · x · 2026-09-16
Google DeepMind officially introduces Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, billed as its best conversational AI yet. According to the announcement, the models can talk, think, and handle tasks in the background without breaking the user's flow; details are in the launch thread.
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