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Block releases Dessa, a local full-duplex speech model

Dessa is not publicly available, and Block has asked safety researchers to test it first.

TechCrunch · AIOct 24, 16:00 UTC · 1d agoModel release 3 sources1 · 1 read

Block unveils Dessa, a speech-only model not yet public

It runs locally on a MacBook Pro M4 Max, was trained on one NVIDIA GB200 NVL72, and Block wants security testers.

The Decoderupdated Oct 24, 16:00 UTC · 1d agofirst Oct 24, 14:09 UTC · 1d agoModel release 3 sources1 · 1 read

Block unveils Dessa, a speech-only conversational AI model

Block says it runs locally on a MacBook Pro M4 Max or better and will give safety researchers early access.

The Verge · AIupdated Oct 24, 16:00 UTC · 1d agofirst Oct 23, 19:32 UTC · 2d agoModel release 3 sources

Block privacy notice covers the dessa.com speech service

The October 21 notice covers only dessa.com, not Square, Cash App, Afterpay, or TIDAL.

Hacker News · securityOct 23, 19:09 UTC · 2d agoAI industry HN 34 points · 8 comments1 · 1 read

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