DESSA - THE CONVERSATION MODEL TRAINED ONLY ON SPEECH

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Dessa is a conversational model trained from scratch on nothing but human conversation. It learned to hold a real-time conversation by listening - only sounds, and no text. The model can laugh on cue, follow instructions, and finish sentences. It knows a surprising amount, considering every fact it has comes from raw sound. Examples of conversations with the model are available in the post.