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Block unveils Dessa, a conversation model trained only on speech
Original: Dessa: Conversation Model trained only on speech
Block has introduced Dessa, a conversational AI model trained exclusively on speech rather than text, the company says. The announcement has drawn strong interest among technologists, with discussion centring on what skipping text training means for how natural the model sounds and whether voice-first approaches can match mainstream chatbots. Details on performance and intended uses remain limited.
Why now: A major company claims a voice-only approach to building a conversation model, which challenges the text-first norm in AI and is prompting debate.
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