TechJack Dorsey’s Block made an AI model that talks like an awkward new friend

Block announced Dessa, an AI model trained from scratch on human conversation. Its showcased chats are mostly natural but can turn awkward and uncanny. The team says it runs locally on a MacBook Pro M4 Max or better and will give early access to a small group of AI safety researchers.

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