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

Block introduces Dessa conversational model built purely on human dialogue

By GPU Data Hub Desk · GPU Data Hub·Editorial standards·23 Oct 2026, 19:32

Financial technology group Block has unveiled Dessa, a proprietary artificial intelligence system developed exclusively on datasets of human dialogue. Early demonstrations published by the engineering team illustrate conversational outputs that occasionally exhibit awkward and idiosyncratic traits.

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