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Google announced its most advanced audio and voice, multi-lingual model, Gemini 3.1 Flash Live.

“This model delivers the speed and natural rhythm and dialogue needed for the next generation of voice-first AI,” said the company. “It’s also better at dynamically adjusting its response to users’ expressions of frustration or confusion and handles tasks in noisy environments.”

3.1 Flash Live is available via Search Live and Gemini Live. For developers, it is in preview via the Gemini Live API in Google AI Studio; for enterprises, it is in Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience.

3.1 Flash Live lets people use their voice to vibe code and quickly iterate.

All audio generated by 3.1 Flash Live is watermarked with SynthID. This imperceptible watermark is interwoven directly into the audio output, enabling reliable detection of AI-generated content and helping prevent misinformation.

IBL News | New York

Peter Steinberger, the Austrian programmer who created OpenClaw [in the picture], said, “2026 will be the year of agents.”

“2023-2024 was the year of ChatGPT; last year was the year of the coding agent, this year’s going to be the year of the general agent,” he explained.

Jensen Huang, CEO at Nvidia, last month hailed the tool—whose symbol is a bright red lobster—as “the next ChatGPT.”

However, the buzz has raised concerns about the cybersecurity risks of allowing AI systems, which are vulnerable to hacking, to access personal data such as bank details.

Steinberger built OpenClaw in November while playing around with AI coding tools to organize his digital life.

He has since been hired by OpenAI “to drive the next generation of personal agents,” Sam Altman said in February.

“The next AI innovation could come from someone who just wants to have fun,” Steinberger said.