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Block's Dessa voice model mimics human emotion locally

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Block, a company founded by Jack Dorsey, has developed a new local voice model named Dessa that mimics human speech with remarkable accuracy, including expressions like laughter and crying. Unlike many existing models that rely on external LLMs and voice tags for emotion, Dessa is trained on human speech and incorporates emotional nuances directly into its generation. The model can run on consumer-grade hardware and Block is seeking safety researchers to test its potential for misuse, particularly in financial and business applications. AI

IMPACT This local voice model could enhance user experiences in business applications by providing more natural and cost-effective voice interactions.

RANK_REASON This is a new product release from a company that is not a frontier AI lab, focusing on a specific application of AI.

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Block's Dessa voice model mimics human emotion locally

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. TechCrunch AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Ivan Mehta ·

    Block’s new voice model sounds eerily human

    Block said that the voice model can run locally on a MacBook M4 Max

  2. Medium — MLOps tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Mikael Yemane ·

    Why MLOps Matters More Than Your Model

    <div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/@mikael.a.yemane/why-mlops-matters-more-than-your-model-adacff641408?source=rss------mlops-5"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1456/0*2h_ejZRGWXxkPRcM.jpeg" width="1456" /></a></p>…

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