Block Unveils Dessa, a Voice AI That Talks and Listens at the Same Time
Jack Dorsey's Block built Dessa, a voice model that can speak and listen simultaneously and runs locally on consumer hardware.
Block, the company led by Jack Dorsey, has unveiled Dessa, a full-duplex speech model — meaning it can talk and listen at the same time, like a real conversation instead of taking turns.
Dessa runs locally on consumer hardware. It isn't publicly available yet: Block has instead put out a call for safety researchers to test the model first.
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