Block unveils full-duplex voice model Dessa
10/24/2026 — 10/24, 08:16·2 sources (all)·2 reports (all)
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- Jack Dorsey's Block has announced Dessa, a full-duplex voice model reportedly trained solely on spoken conversation data, with no text data…
Jack Dorsey's Block has announced Dessa, a full-duplex voice model reportedly trained solely on spoken conversation data, with no text data or pretrained models involved. Only demo samples have been released so far, and no release timeline or API details have been shared. The claimed advantages in emotional expression and naturalness remain unverified, based on the company's statements alone.
Latest turnJack Dorsey announced Dessa, a full-duplex speech model reportedly trained only on voice conversations, without text data or pretrained models. Only demo samples are available for now, and the claimed expressiveness edge remains unverified without official details or broader benchmarks.
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Jack Dorsey announced Dessa, a full-duplex speech model reportedly trained only on voice conversations, without text data or pretrained models. Only demo samples are available for now, and the claimed expressiveness edge remains unverified without official details or broader benchmarks.
X：TestingCatalog (@testingcatalog)AI score 52The Verge AI reports that Jack Dorsey's Block has announced Dessa, an AI model trained from scratch on nothing but human conversation. Block shared chat samples, some of which come across as awkward and uncanny.
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