Jack Dorsey’s Block made an AI model that talks to you like an awkward new friend

Block, the company founded by Jack Dorsey, unveiled an AI conversational model named Dessa. The model was trained from scratch using only human dialogue, and the team released example chats that show its sometimes awkward and uncanny responses. The demonstration highlights the model’s ability to generate natural‑sounding back‑and‑forth conversations, though occasional misinterpretations remain.

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