September 28, 2026
Google has launched Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar, a feature set that brings animated video personas to enterprise AI agents. The update also introduces background tool calls and multilingual speech support spanning 97 languages. Together, these additions push conversational AI agents closer to a more naturalistic, face-to-face interaction model for business use cases.
Internal documents obtained by 404 Media reveal that human contractors are reviewing prompts and uploaded images submitted by Microsoft Copilot users. The reviewers are reportedly exposed to large volumes of explicit image generation requests, raising questions about privacy, consent, and working conditions in AI data pipelines.
An Italian politician has drawn widespread condemnation after sharing an AI-manipulated image that appeared to undress a female colleague. The incident arrives months after Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni herself shared a deepfake nude of her own likeness to publicly highlight the dangers of such technology. The case is reigniting debate across Europe about legislative responses to non-consensual AI-generated imagery.
Topview is an AI video platform that has expanded beyond basic clip generation with the launch of its Film Studio - a suite of cinematic tools designed for creators with actual filmmaking backgrounds. The platform offers granular control over performance, camera work, blocking, and visual style, positioning itself as something closer to a production workflow than a prompt-and-reroll generator.
AMD is acquiring World Labs, the AI research startup co-founded by Dr. Fei-Fei Li, in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $8.2 billion. The deal will bring Li into AMD as EVP and chief scientist, reporting directly to CEO Lisa Su. World Labs is best known for Marble, a world generation model that creates interactive 3D environments from text prompts.
