Shrestha Basu Mallick, one of the product leads for the Gemini API, joins host Logan Kilpatrick for a deep dive of Gemini Live API, Google’s real-time, multimodal interface for developers. Learn about how native audio alongside new capabilities like proactive audio and async function calling unlocks the unique power of audio as an interface.

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xlwlU6h-wM

0:00 - Intro
1:18 - Live API Overview
3:36 - Why audio is a special modality
5:07 - Speed vs. precision in audio
6:17 - Controllable and promptable TTS
8:31 - What developers are building with the Live API
11:14 - URL context and async calling features
15:02 - Proactive audio and affective dialog
16:55 - Addressing developer feedback
21:54 - Live API roadmap
23:49 - The role of long context
24:57 - What’s next for the Live API
26:41 - State of the AI audio market
30:10 - Advice for developers getting started with the Live API
31:16 - Live API demo
38:10 - Demo wrap up and closing