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

Jack Dorsey's Block announced an AI model called Dessa that's trained "from scratch on nothing but human conversation," and to show off the model, Block shared chats it has had with humans that can occasionally be a little awkward and …

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Jack Dorsey’s Block made an AI model that talks to you like an awkward new friend
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  • What: Jack Dorsey’s Block made an AI model that talks to you like an awkward new friend
  • When: October 23, 2026 at 22:32
  • Source: The Verge AI (media)
  • Topic: Models

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Prepared by Ilya Tarasov’s Tarasov Code newsroom based on a report by The Verge AI.

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