Duolingo is facing backlash after announcing plans to replace contract workers with artificial intelligence, prompting social media users to publicly vow to quit the app, followed with comments ...

In any language, silence sounds just about the same. It carries a thunderous kick, though, when it comes from Duolingo, the world’s most popular language-learning app, and its famously ...

Duolingo, a popular platform for learning various languages, announced it will be adding 148 new courses to its arsenal on Wednesday. The new courses were created using generative artificial ...

In late April and early May 2025, claims (archived) circulated online that Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn said the language-learning app would become "AI-first" and replace contractors with artificial ...

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 ...

While the use of AI isn’t necessarily all about replacing workers, Duolingo appears to be taking a step in that direction. Duolingo’s CEO says the company will replace contact workers with AI ...

Duolingo announced plans this week to replace contractors with AI and become an “AI-first” company — a move that journalist Brian Merchant pointed to as a sign that the AI jobs crisis “is ...

He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Duolingo will “gradually stop using contractors to do work that AI can handle,” according to an all-hands email sent by ...

Duolingo’s user base and paid subscriptions are growing rapidly. The company’s new strategy is focused on expanding artificial intelligence (AI) and automation. Management says the goal is ...