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- Google launched an "early experiment" on Pixel 11 letting users delegate local business calls to Gemini for tasks like making reservations, checking product stock, or rescheduling appointments
- Gemini navigates automated phone menus, waits on hold, and conducts the conversation while displaying a live transcript and allowing users to take over the call at any point
- Google's earlier "Call for me" feature from last year handled business calls but lacked the live takeover option the new Gemini capability adds
- Meta is developing a competing automated phone call feature for its Muse AI agent, though those calls reportedly may be handled by a human behind the scenes
- The feature rolls out as an "early preview" to Gemini paid subscribers enrolled in the Phone by Google Public Beta on Pixel 11 in the US
Why it matters: Pixel 11 owners with paid Gemini subscriptions and beta access gain the first truly hands-off AI calling tool with live takeover control — a concrete upgrade over last year's "Call for me," which locked users out of the conversation. Meta's parallel Muse effort, paired with the reported human-behind-the-scenes caveat, signals the next AI-agent battleground is phone interactions but also that "AI call" claims may not mean fully automated.
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