#Speech

Ollama, the popular app for running AI models locally, announced that its Mac app now supports text-to-speech generation, with Windows and Linux support coming soon.

Ollama now lets Mac users turn text into natural-sounding speech locally with Phonon, a family of small text-to-speech models from Gradium. No subscription required.

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Block previews Dessa, a voice AI model trained without text. Explore its local hardware claims, safety risks, and what businesses should assess next.

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The US secretary of state’s recent speech in Athens evoked a shared destiny but offered no vision of a common future

Voice cloning has exploded in the last few years, and it’s no longer just a niche research...

AI is moving beyond chatbots. Block recently introduced Dessa, a speech model designed for full-duplex interaction, pushing toward more natural, real-time voice conversations. The interesting challenge isn’t just generating a realistic voice.…

What is Dessa AI? Learn how Block's speech-only voice model works, how it compares with ChatGPT Voice, and what access is available in October 2026.

Block's voice AI learned entirely from human speech and can run on a MacBook, the company says, with early access limited to selected safety researchers.

Short answer: for an MP3 or WAV speech-to-text API upload, put a durable, provider-neutral intake...

Jack Dorsey and Block, Inc. just took us one step closer to the singularity and it's simultaneously awesome and terrifying.

Dessa, a speech-to-speech model from a small research lab at Block, was trained on human conversation alone and runs on a MacBook Pro. For now, only a small group of AI safety researchers is getting access.

Dessa, unlike conventional voice AI models, can listen and talk at the same time. The model has been trained exclusively on real human conversations.

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Jack Dorsey’s Block announced an AI model, Dessa, that’s trained entirely on human conversations.

Open world ecosatire Future? No Thanks! has been updated to replace some genAI voices, with developer Molleindustria also offering refunds to upset players.

Bhagwat’s suggestions are not confined to protesters but also to the process of governance. Institutions like Parliament and the judiciary must not face an erosion of capabilities and credibility