The CEO of Duolingo wants to have a conversation about AI

NEW YORK TIMES

Since we launched, Duolingo has always leaned into A.I. and automation. The idea was to have a computer teach you.

But about two years ago, this amazing revolution in A.I. came up: large language models. They allow you to manipulate language really well. Not quite as good as humans yet, but really well.

For example, it allows you to practice conversation. Something like 95 percent of people don’t want to talk to another person in a language that they are not very comfortable with. The emotional energy for that is just too high. The nice thing is, you don’t feel judged by a computer.

Generally, I think A.I. can allow us to accomplish a lot more. What used to take us years now can take us a week.

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