The popular language learning app recently laid off almost 10 percent of its contractor workforce, which news reports largely regarded as being replaced by artificial intelligence. However, the company tells Forbes India that that is one part of the story—and what its plans with AI are
Klinton Bicknell, head of AI at Duolingo
The advent of artificial intelligence (AI), and more specifically, the generative kind, has spurred all sorts of fears about which jobs will now be made redundant. Two sectors that are likely to be disproportionately impacted are edtech and translation—and at their crossroads stands popular language learning app Duolingo.
Recently, Duolingo made headlines as it fired nearly 10 percent of its contractor workforce, reportedly because it was turning towards AI models. However, Duolingo tells Forbes India that this was just part of the story.