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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

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 You have got to listen to these conversations with Block's new Dessa AI model.

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Timeline · 2 reports

  1. 2026-10-24 14:30 · Techmeme
    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
  2. 2026-10-23 19:53 · Unite.AI
    Block Unveils Dessa, a Full-Duplex Speech Model Trained on Conversation

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