New Delhi, Sept. 13 -- Look at your go-to AI assistant. Chances are, there's a Live button that you've never pressed.

If you were to, you'd find yourself in back-and-forth conversations on video with the chatbot, not just with voice, but also on video, where the AI assistant can see what's in front of you. 'Multimodal' AI is a powerful step and opens up new possibilities. Yet, it remains underrated and underused. A host of very human concerns prevent its enthusiastic uptake.

Each GenAI app uses its Live mode slightly differently. Gemini is the most multi-featured and has an interesting screen sharing option; ChatGPT specializes in warm, friendly interaction; Perplexity uses the camera outside of its own app; Grok has AI modes with diffe...