Duolingo CEO Walks Back AI-First Comments: 'I Do Not See AI as Replacing What Our Employees Do'

Duolingo CEO walks back AI-first comments: 'I do not see AI as replacing what our employees do'

A week after declaring that AI would eventually replace contract workers at the language-learning app, Duolingo’s CEO said the company was “continuing to hire” and would support its existing workers in getting up to speed on the technology. It follows buzzy startup Klarna in backing off an AI-first promise. Language-learning app Duolingo has become the latest company to publicly temper its AI enthusiasm after a series of bold proclamations on AI…

'Continuing to Hire': Duolingo's CEO Clarifies AI Stance After Backlash — Read the Memo

After weeks of pushback, Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn clarified his previous comments about AI replacing employees while still committing to being "AI-first." Read the memo, here.

Duolingo's CEO says AI will soon replace teachers. But... should it?

Duolingo's founder and CEO is sparking controversy with his recent statements that AI should replace teachers since it teaches better than humans, but that schools will still exist for childcare.

Short Seller Andrew Left's Citron Doubles Down On Duolingo Short, Says Google's AI Tool Changes The Business - Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL)

Citron Research has renewed its bearish stance on Duolingo, citing Google's newly announced artificial intelligence translation technology.

Duolingo CEO joins Klarna, Shopify in taking back ‘AI-first’ remarks as automation underwhelms

The post Duolingo CEO joins Klarna, Shopify in taking back ‘AI-first’ remarks as automation underwhelms appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Duolingo’s chief executive has retracted his claim that artificial intelligence will replace the company’s human workforce, saying instead that AI should be treated as a tool to help employees rather than supplant them. On Thursday, Luis von Ahn, Duolingo’s co-founder and CEO, posted on LinkedIn that “To be…

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