--- title: Google Vids now lets you star in your own AI videos description: Google has updated Google Vids with personalized AI avatars that let users create videos featuring a digital version of themselves, generated from a selfie and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/google-vids-now-lets-you-star-in-your-own-ai-videos-mfa8m2zcc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Google Vids now lets you star in your own AI videos | daily.dev og:description: Google has updated Google Vids with personalized AI avatars that let users create videos featuring a digital version of themselves, generated from a selfie and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/google-vids-now-lets-you-star-in-your-own-ai-videos-mfa8m2zcc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Mfa8M2zCC.png og:image:alt: Google Vids now lets you star in your own AI videos og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Google Vids now lets you star in your own AI videos **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Google has updated Google Vids with personalized AI avatars that let users create videos featuring a digital version of themselves, generated from a selfie and voice recording. The update also integrates Gemini Omni, enabling video creation from text prompts and reference images, background swapping, lighting fixes, and step-by-step iterative edits. Avatars are tied to users' Google accounts, watermarked with SynthID, and restricted to users 18+ in select regions. The additions push Vids beyond workplace presentations into direct competition with AI video tools like HeyGen, Synthesia, and D-ID. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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