# Google Vids Now Lets Users Star in Their Own AI Videos via Personalized Avatars

_Tool · published 2026-07-16_

Google is expanding its Vids platform with personalized AI avatars, enabling users to create videos featuring digital versions of themselves. The update also brings Gemini-powered tools for generating and editing video from text prompts and reference images.

The addition moves Google Vids further into the enterprise and creator video space, combining synthetic self-representation with generative editing in a single product — a notable step toward mainstream AI avatar adoption in workplace and content workflows.

## Sources
- [TechCrunch – AI](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/16/google-vids-now-lets-you-star-in-your-own-ai-videos/)
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