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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 …

The Verge Jay Peters

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  • @quinnypig.com Corey Quinn on bluesky
    Uh... then what's the argument for using Duolingo over Claude or ChatGPT to learn a language, in this case? [embedded post]
  • @kidvanguard @kidvanguard on bluesky
    Hiring AI to teach languages is bold.  Who better to teach humanity than something that's never had any?
  • @carnage4life Dare Obasanjo on bluesky
    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…
  • @jaypeters.net Jay Peters on bluesky
    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/ ...
  • @thetranscript_ @thetranscript_ on x
    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]
  • @datachaz Charly Wargnier on x
    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]
  • @aaditsh Aadit Sheth on x
    Duolingo literally just announced it's going AI-first. Save this memo. [image]
  • r/singularity r on reddit
    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
  • r/artificial r on reddit
    Duolingo will replace contract workers with AI
  • r/duolingo r on reddit
    “Duolingo is going to be AI-first.” Thoughts?
  • r/Economics r on reddit
    Duolingo will replace contract workers with AIThe company is going to be ‘AI-first,’ says its CEO.
  • r/antiwork r on reddit
    Duolingo will replace contract workers with AI
  • r/SixteenthMinute r on reddit
    Duolingo will replace contract workers with AI.  The company is going to be ‘AI-first,’ says its CEO.
  • r/technology r on reddit
    Duolingo will replace contract workers with AI.  The company is going to be ‘AI-first,’ says its CEO.
  • r/JordanPeterson r on reddit
    Duolingo will replace contract workers with AI