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title: "Block unveils Dessa, a \"true speech-to-speech\" AI model trained on \"nothing but human conversation\" that it says runs locally on a MacBook Pro M4 Max or newer (Jay Peters/The Verge)"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/block-unveils-dessa-a-true-speech-to-speech-ai-model-trained-on-bcfbcc1d
published: 2026-10-24T14:30:01.000Z
byline: "Source: TECHMEME"
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# Block unveils Dessa, a "true speech-to-speech" AI model trained on "nothing but human conversation" that it says runs locally on a MacBook Pro M4 Max or newer (Jay Peters/The Verge)

Source: TECHMEME · Published 2026-10-24 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/block-unveils-dessa-a-true-speech-to-speech-ai-model-trained-on-bcfbcc1d

Jay Peters / The Verge : Block unveils Dessa, a "true speech-to-speech" AI model trained on "nothing but human conversation" that it says runs locally on a MacBook Pro M4 Max or newer — You have got to listen to these conversations with Block's new Dessa AI model.

## Sources

- [Read the original at TECHMEME](https://www.techmeme.com/261024/p5#a261024p5)

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