Duolingo CEO on going AI-first: 'I did not expect the blowback

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gnabgib · 3h ago
https://archive.is/IrY3z

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vpribish · 3h ago
wow, seems he still doesn't get it, maybe he's too wealthy to understand. (this article might actually be satire, i just realized)

exciting, bold proclamations from the techno-king might be really fun for him - but sound awfully different from out here.

In his defense, the people who he pays thought it was just fine, a great idea.

brettkromkamp · 3h ago
Strange how these CEO types are not able to read the room.
jaggs · 3h ago
So true. Isn't it incredible also that no-one told him it might be a bad idea to replace people in a people focused business? That must be the main problem with surrounding yourself with 'yes, sir' types?