United Kingdom, July 17 -- Google Vids is letting users generate AI videos of themselves.

The tech giant has unveiled new features - Gemini Omni and personal avatars - to "make it easier than ever to create, edit and personalise your videos".

Regarding the avatars, they revealed in a blog post: "Want to send a quick video update or personalised shout-out, but don't have time to get camera-ready?

"With new personal avatars, you can create a digital avatar that looks and sounds like you. Just upload a selfie and a short voice recording.

"From there, type what you want to say and your avatar will deliver the message - no recording required."

Elsewhere, Gemini Omni is being introduced to Google Vids to let users "create and edit high-qua...