Block unveils Dessa, a speech-only conversational AI model with human-like voices

Block, Jack Dorsey's company, reportedly released Dessa, a conversation model trained only on speech, with no text tokens. Coverage from Gizmodo and others highlights its uncanny, human-sounding voices.

Timeline

1. 25 Oct, 09:40 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 25 Oct, 09:40 UTCPicked up on News

Top sources

• dessa ai voiceGoogle Trends
• Jack Dorsey's Block launches Dessa; AI voice model trained entirely on 'human conversation'ET Enterprise AI
• Check Out the Many Uncanny, Human-ish Voices From Block’s New AI ModelGizmodo
• Block's latest AI model Dessa was trained entirely on human speech — and it showsMashable