Google launches Gemini 3.8 Live voice model for developers
A dedicated transcription model, Gemini 3.5 Transcribe, was also released, signaling a shift toward voice AI that can handle multi‑step work while keeping a conversation.
What you can do with it
AI at Work →View customer records with Salesforce in Claude
What you get You can update deal stages and run sales reports.
Access and update Salesforce records from within Claude.
- Who for
- sales, founders and support teams
- Cost
- Price not stated
- Effort
- minutes
Use it for
- View customer records
- Update deal stages
- Run sales reports
Watch out Beta version only
Key points from the news
- Claude now merges chat and Cowork, auto‑selecting tools, rolling out to Pro and Max plans
- Anthropic and Accenture each plan to invest at least $1 billion over five years for embedded evaluation
Anthropic rolled out several updates: the beta "Salesforce in Claude" integration, offering 37 pre‑built sales skills, lets users query and update Salesforce data from within Claude. Claude also merged its chat and Cowork modes into a single conversation flow, automatically choosing the right tool and beginning rollout to Pro and Max plans. OpenAI introduced a framework for continuous disclosure of unexpected model behavior, publishing six case studies on September 16. It also unveiled Astra for Law, a GPT‑6 Astra configuration tuned for legal tasks. Finally, Anthropic and Accenture announced a partnership on September 18 to fund embedded external evaluation of frontier AI, each committing at least $1 billion over the next five years.
Model pages: Gemini 3.8 Live → · GPT-6 Astra →
The story so far
5 episodes →- Google launches Gemini 3.8 Live voice model for developersthis story
[9/13-9/19] 7 Latest AI News Stories of the Week From Claude Integration and Gemini 3.8 Live to AI Incident Disclosure
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Coverage and discussion
5sources- I talked to Google Gemini Live for an hour; the lag was never the problemPress · androidpolice.com ·
- Claude x Cowork Integration, Gemini 3.8 Live, and the Launch of Meta One: 3 Generative AI News Highlights of the Week (As of September 22, 2026 - Fact Summary)Press · note.com ·
- [Practical Guide to Maximizing Productivity] The Impact of 'Gemini 3.8' with Voice Conversation and Reasoning, Operational Risks of Autonomous AI 'Claude Cowork', and thePress · note.com ·
- What is the difference between ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude? A gentle comparison for AI beginnersPress · note.com ·
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