Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn says the company will “gradually stop using contractors to do work that AI can handle”, as part of an announcement to be “AI-first”
The company is going to be ‘AI-first,’ says its CEO. … Duolingo will “gradually stop using contractors …
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- perfect example. certain CEOs are going to run their companies into the ground with this stuff. for one thing, recruiting is going to be **much** harder. “AI first” = “we need you to do the work of three people” https://www.theverge.com/... @peter@thepit.social · Peter
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Discussion
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@quinnypig.com
Corey Quinn
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Uh... then what's the argument for using Duolingo over Claude or ChatGPT to learn a language, in this case? [embedded post]
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@kidvanguard
@kidvanguard
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Hiring AI to teach languages is bold. Who better to teach humanity than something that's never had any?
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@carnage4life
Dare Obasanjo
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Duolingo joins Shopify in announcing that “headcount will only be given if a team cannot automate more of their work.” — The company adds “Duolingo will remain a company that cares deeply about its employees” and that “this isn't about replacing Duos with AI.” — Of course not…
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@jaypeters.net
Jay Peters
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Duolingo's CEO told staff that the company will “gradually stop using contractors to do work that AI can handle” as part of an all-hands email announcing the company will be “AI-first.” — www.theverge.com/news/657594/ ...
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@thetranscript_
@thetranscript_
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Duolingo CEO:"...I want to make it official: Duolingo is going to be AI-first...Being AI-first means we will need to rethink much of how we work. Making minor tweaks to systems designed for humans won't get us there" $DUOL [image]
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@datachaz
Charly Wargnier
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Similarly to @Shopify a few weeks ago, @duolingo just announced they're going all-in on becoming an AI-first company - straight from their CEO @luisvonahn at their last all-hands: ↳ They're now phasing out contractors for work AI can handle ↳ AI skills now a key factor in [image]
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@aaditsh
Aadit Sheth
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Duolingo literally just announced it's going AI-first. Save this memo. [image]
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Read the comments - it's absurd how many people don't realize how much of a necessity this tech is when competing in the business world
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