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Block unveils Dessa speech-to-speech AI model

Block announced Dessa for people interested in local voice AI, but did not establish its availability.

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   Block unveiled an AI model called Dessa.

   per Techmeme (L2)
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   Block describes Dessa as a true speech-to-speech model.

   per Techmeme (L2)
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   Block says Dessa was trained on nothing but human conversation.

   per Techmeme (L2)
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   Block says Dessa runs locally on a MacBook Pro M4 Max or newer.

   per Techmeme (L2)

Sources

• Block unveils Dessa, a "true speech-to-speech" AI model trained on "nothing but human conversation" that it says runs locally on a MacBook Pro M4 Max or newer (Jay Peters/The Verge) — Techmeme L2 · reported