Google Vids adds Gemini Omni video generation and personal avatars

Google added two updates to its Vids video-creation tool: Gemini Omni for generating video content, and personal avatars that let users appear in AI-generated videos.

Why it matters: Personal avatars push Google further into AI-generated video/persona territory already contested by Synthesia, HeyGen, and OpenAI's Sora, continuing the trend of turning productivity tools into AI content-generation surfaces.