Google's Stock Slides Despite Launching New AI Voice Models

Google's stock price dropped despite announcing two new Gemini 3.8 voice models for text-to-speech technology, which allows AI-generated audio to be more useful for creators and businesses.

The company released Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS, designed for creators who want control over how a voice sounds, and Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS, built for businesses that need to generate large amounts of audio at a lower cost.

Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS can create custom character voices and produce dialogue between characters, making it suitable for video games, audiobooks, podcasts, and other interactive content.

Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS takes a different approach, focusing on high-volume audio production while keeping costs low. It is particularly useful for dubbing and large-scale audio creation.