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Duolingo CEO tries to walk back AI-first comments, fails (htxt.co.za)

submitted 3 weeks ago by Pro@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Following backlash to statements that Duolingo will be AI-first, threatening jobs in the process, CEO Luis von Ahn has tried to walk back his statement.

Unfortunately, the CEO doesn’t walk back any of the key points he originally outlined, choosing instead to try, and fail to placate the maddening crowd.

Unfortunately the PR team may soon be replaced by AI as this latest statement has done anything but instil confidence in the firm’s users.

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[–] arc@lemm.ee 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

What I'd wonder is why it's such massive expensive for Duolingo to hire 2 or 3 people to cover a language anyway. Presumably most of the work is contractual - hire somebody competent to produce a course, get somebody to say the lines, refine the course based on feed back and that's mostly it.

[–] barnacul@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Terminal MBA brain

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