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Italiano(IT) 🧠 # Dessa di # Block impara a conversare da sole voci, senza testo né modelli preaddestrati, secondo il team. Ascolta mentre parla: pause, risate e intonazione

New AI Model 'Dessa' Learns Conversation from Audio Only

A new AI model named Dessa is being developed by a team that claims it can learn to converse solely from audio, without relying on text or pre-trained models. This approach focuses on mimicking human speech patterns, including pauses, laughter, and intonation, to achieve naturalistic conversation. AI

IMPACT This audio-first conversational AI could lead to more natural human-computer interactions and new applications in voice-based interfaces.

RANK_REASON The item describes a novel research approach to AI model training, focusing on audio-only learning for conversational abilities. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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New AI Model 'Dessa' Learns Conversation from Audio Only

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The item describes a novel research approach to AI model training, focusing on audio-only learning for conversational abilities. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]
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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Italiano(IT) · [email protected] ·

    🧠 # Dessa di # Block learns to converse on its own, without text or pre-trained models, according to the team. Listen as it speaks: pauses, laughter, and intonation

    🧠 # Dessa di # Block impara a conversare da sole voci, senza testo né modelli preaddestrati, secondo il team. Ascolta mentre parla: pause, risate e intonazione entrano nella conversazione. 👉 I dettagli: https:// lnkd.in/p/dKpi-c8n ___ ✉️ 𝗦𝗲 𝘃𝘂𝗼𝗶 𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼/𝗮 𝘀𝘂 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗲…