Wall Street loves when companies boast about using AI. But customers hate it.

It's also a signal that a new corporate orthodoxy is emerging — one where AI fluency is table stakes for survival. Of course, that new orthodoxy has its critics. On social media, some users lambasted ...

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 ...

The language-learning app Duolingo is significantly shifting its emphasis in hiring, productivity and corporate structures ... recent decisions was to rely on AI for creating learning materials.

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 ...

Duolingo is "going to be AI-first," the educational technology company announced, adding that it is replacing contract workers with artificial intelligence. In an all-hands email from CEO Luis von ...

Duolingo is “more than doubling” the number of courses it has available, a feat it says was only possible because it used generative AI to help create them in “less than a year.” ...

AI-driven scalability is transforming Duolingo from a language app into a broad-based education platform, propelling monthly active users to 130 million and enabling the launch of 148 new courses.

Duolingo will “gradually stop using contractors to do work that AI can handle,” according to an all-hands email sent by cofounder and CEO Luis von Ahn announcing that the company will be “AI ...

Duolingo is the latest company to spark a backlash over its CEO's excitement about AI. Investors and Wall Street love hearing about companies' ambitious AI plans, but many customers hate it.