Gemini Omni: Clone yourself with AI in under 15 minutes

A podcaster created an AI avatar of herself in under 15 minutes using Google Flow and the new Gemini Omni video generation model. The experiment involved scanning her face with a phone and generating a one-minute hype video, demonstrating how video AI tools can enable content creation for users with no production experience.

In this experimental episode, I document my real-time attempt to create an AI avatar of myself using Google Flow and the new Gemini Omni video generation model. I walk through the entire process—from scanning my face with my phone to generating a complete one-minute hype video for the podcast, all in about 15 minutes. Listen or watch on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts What you’ll learn: How to create an AI avatar using Google Flow in under five minutes Why video AI tools unlock creative possibilities for people with zero video production skills The step-by-step process of generating a full storyboard using AI as your creative producer How to use character consistency features to generate multiple video scenes with the same avatar The uncanny-valley moments you’ll encounter when your AI clone doesn’t quite nail emotions or physics How to stitch together AI-generated scenes into a complete video using built-in editing tools Brought to you by: Merge —Connective infrastructure for production AI Jira Product Discovery —Prioritize with insights, build with confidence In this episode, we cover: 00:00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNZczH0gpHc Getting started with Google Flow and Gemini Omni 01:38 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNZczH0gpHc&t=98s The avatar creation process: scanning and photo capture 02:55 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNZczH0gpHc&t=175s Using Flow to brainstorm a hype video storyboard 06:59 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNZczH0gpHc&t=419s Generating the first video scene with the avatar 08:41 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNZczH0gpHc&t=521s Troubleshooting: accidentally generating images instead of videos 09:32 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNZczH0gpHc&t=572s Generating all seven scenes for the complete video 11:37 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNZczH0gpHc&t=697s Reviewing the avatar videos 13:13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNZczH0gpHc&t=793s Stitching the videos together in the browser-based editor 14:32 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNZczH0gpHc&t=872s The complete How I AI hype video 15:32 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNZczH0gpHc&t=932s What worked and what didn’t 19:04 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNZczH0gpHc&t=1144s Final thoughts Tools referenced: • Google Flow: https://labs.google/fx/tools/flow https://labs.google/fx/tools/flow • Gemini Omni: https://gemini.google/overview/video-generation/ https://gemini.google/overview/video-generation/ • Veo 3: https://deepmind.google/technologies/veo/ https://deepmind.google/technologies/veo/ Where to find Claire Vo: ChatPRD: https://www.chatprd.ai/ https://www.chatprd.ai/ Website: https://clairevo.com/ https://clairevo.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairevo/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairevo/ Production and marketing by https://penname.co/ https://penname.co/ . For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email email protected /cdn-cgi/l/email-protection .