Duolingo build up their investment on AI tools like Chat GPT

Duolingo offboarding around 10% of their translator

They are gradually switching human labor with AI

Currently now, the employee that are still in the company are just making sure if the AI work are sustainable

Duolingo has opted to reply on AI

Duolingo uses AI in every part of the App

There is a heated controversy about Duolingo replacing people with AI

This controversy had people concerns about future job security

What happened has people realizing the potential impact with AI

Many translator that are still working for Duolingo has now developed fear of being replace by AI

There are people now believed AI would eventually surpass human in translation capabilities

Duolingo's choice in replacing human with AI is a major development in the era of AI takeover

AI provides faster and more profitable translation

Able to translate by yourself

Free translation options

Affordable Cost

Able to Translate from multiple fields

Lack deep understanding of language nuances and cultural contexts

Lack the ability to adapt translations to specific target audiences.

Absence of creativity

AI translation isn't accurate enough

Possibility misinterpret translations

Can pick up wrong words

Company is aiming to combine general AI into their services

Doing this Duolingo is increase additional anxieties to employee

Over a year ago Duolingo had starting to make a shift regarding to AI translation

Leveraged AI to make lessons

Uses AI for explaining answer & experience life situation conversation (example: ordering in a restaurant, asking a friend to go on a hike)

Human evaluating AI responds