Google ships Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Flash-Lite TTS

Sources: primary, discussion
Summary: Google released Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Flash-Lite TTS. Voice replication builds a vocal profile from a 30-second sample, with a verbal consent recording, SynthID watermarking, and C2PA credentials stated as controls. The post states that voice replication through AI Studio is not available in Illinois, Texas, the EEA, the UK, Switzerland, or India.
Comments: An HN commenter read the launch as Google no longer holding back a capability that other providers already ship.
Why it matters: Voice replication from a 30-second sample is a shipped API feature gated by a verbal consent recording, SynthID watermarking, and C2PA credentials, and it is unavailable through AI Studio in six named jurisdictions.