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Block unveils Dessa voice AI, but access is waitlist-only for researchers

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A new AI voice model named Dessa has been unveiled by Block, but access is currently restricted to a select group of safety researchers via a waitlist. The model's capabilities are not yet publicly verifiable, as there are no available weights, API, benchmarks, or research papers to support its claims. This limited release raises questions about the transparency and independent evaluation of the technology. AI

IMPACT Limited access to Block's Dessa voice AI model hinders independent evaluation and broader industry adoption.

RANK_REASON Product launch of a new AI model with restricted access and no public benchmarks.

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Block unveils Dessa voice AI, but access is waitlist-only for researchers

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    the catch: waitlist only, a small group of safety researchers first. no weights, no API, no benchmarks, no paper. so every claim is block's claim for now would

    the catch: waitlist only, a small group of safety researchers first. no weights, no API, no benchmarks, no paper. so every claim is block's claim for now would you talk to a support line that sounds this human? https://www. unite.ai/block-unveils-dessa-a -full-duplex-speech-model…

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