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EU and Philippines launch AI Lab; Block introduces audio-native speech model

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The European Union and the Philippine government are establishing an AI Industry Lab to facilitate business testing of AI solutions. Separately, Block has unveiled Dessa, a novel speech model designed to process audio directly, capturing nuances that text-based models might miss. AI

IMPACT Facilitates AI adoption for businesses and introduces a new approach to speech processing in AI.

RANK_REASON Partnership between major governmental bodies for AI development and a new AI model release.

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EU and Philippines launch AI Lab; Block introduces audio-native speech model

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · sipirtu ·

    The European Union and the Philippine government will launch an AI Industry Lab to let businesses test AI solutions before investing. Source: Back End News http

    The European Union and the Philippine government will launch an AI Industry Lab to let businesses test AI solutions before investing. Source: Back End News https:// backendnews.net/eu-ph-govt-lau nch-ai-lab-for-business-applications/ # AI # EU

    LINKS backendnews.net/eu-ph-govt-launch-ai-lab-…
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · sipirtu ·

    Block has introduced Dessa, a speech model that processes audio directly rather than converting it to text. Source: The Decoder https:// the-decoder.com/blocks-

    Block has introduced Dessa, a speech model that processes audio directly rather than converting it to text. Source: The Decoder https:// the-decoder.com/blocks-new-ai- model-dessa-was-trained-entirely-on-human-speech-to-catch-emotions-text-based-models-miss/ # AI

    LINKS the-decoder.com/blocks-new-ai-model-dessa…

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