Duolingo has faced backlash over its AI usage, and the CEO now claims that AI isn’t replacing its employees just yet.

Duolingo learned the hard way that you can't joke your way through a backlash after its AI-focused announcement drew ...

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

Last month, Duolingo announced an AI-first shift, saying it would stop using contractors to do work AI can handle and only increase head count when teams have maximized all possible automation.

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 ...

Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn said the language-learning app would become “AI-first” and replace contractors with artificial intelligence. Rating: In late April and early May 2025, claims (archived) ...

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 ...

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 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 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 here, now.” ...