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Block's Dessa project publishes privacy notice for dessa.com speech model site

Block, Inc. has posted a privacy notice for dessa.com, the site hosting its full-duplex speech model project, effective October 21, 2026. The notice details what identification and usage data Block collects from visitors and clarifies it applies only to dessa.com, not other Block products like Square, Cash App, Afterpay or TIDAL.

block.xyz · 2026-10-23

Block's Square unit unveils Dessa, a voice-native AI that skips text transcription

Block, led by Jack Dorsey, has released an AI model called Dessa that processes spoken language directly rather than converting speech to text first. The company says this approach lets the model respond to vocal tone and timing more naturally, similar to how infants learn language before learning to read or write.

theverge.com · 2026-10-23