Block previews Dessa, a voice AI model trained without text. Explore its local hardware claims, safety risks, and what ...

Block launches Dessa, an AI voice model trained on human speech that supports natural conversations and runs locally on a ...

People who have lost the ability to talk are finding new voices with technology. This technological feat is changing what it ...

Your social media posts could give scammers all the audio they need. Would your loved ones spot the fake?

Jack Dorsey's Block trained Dessa, a full-duplex voice model, on human speech alone using one Nvidia GB200 NVL72 rack. It runs on a MacBook Pro M4 Max or better.

Understand the differences between voice data, AI licensing, and voice-over work, including how each operates, how voices are ...

Block's Dessa model learned to talk by listening to people, and nothing else. I listened to it, and voice AI may never sound the same.

Payments company Block has introduced an artificial intelligence model trained solely using human conversation. Dessa, as the ...

Artificial intelligence is making it easier for scammers to clone voices and use them to impersonate relatives, bank ...

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Founded by 17-year-old Jaswanth Chintala, EverNear offers AI voice companionship for older adults with Alzheimer's ...