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Dessa

Dessa is an audio model from Block, first covered on 23 October 2026.

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Who makes Dessa?
Dessa is made by Block. Block news →
When was Dessa released?
The first report of Dessa's release that Digest AI covered was published on 23 October 2026. Block releases Dessa, an AI model trained only on human speech →
What type of model is Dessa?
Dessa is an audio model.

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1 story about Dessa

  1. Block releases Dessa, an AI model trained only on human speech

    Jack Dorsey’s company Block has announced a new AI model named Dessa, which the team describes as a "true speech-to-speech" system. Unlike many current voice assistants that convert audio to text and back, Dessa is…

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