According to von Ahn, one of the ways Duolingo plans to do this is to “gradually stop using contractors to do work that AI can handle.” He pointed out that the company’s model relies on the ability to create a massive amount of content, which is difficult to do manually. He noted that using AI to create content instead of a manual process will reduce bottlenecks and allow the company to quickly generate content at scale.
What company is ditching contract employees in favor of AI?
Answer: Duolingo.
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Duolingo wants to do a lot with artificial intelligence. In an email that the company shared this week, CEO Luis von Ahn stated that the language learning platform “is going to be AI-first.”
According to von Ahn, one of the ways Duolingo plans to do this is to “gradually stop using contractors to do work that AI can handle.” He pointed out that the company’s model relies on the ability to create a massive amount of content, which is difficult to do manually. He noted that using AI to create content instead of a manual process will reduce bottlenecks and allow the company to quickly generate content at scale.
Von Ahn stated that Duolingo “cares deeply about its employees” and will therefore be emphasizing ways that AI can help them in their work. The company will be looking for experience in using AI during hiring and performance review processes.
According to von Ahn, one of the ways Duolingo plans to do this is to “gradually stop using contractors to do work that AI can handle.” He pointed out that the company’s model relies on the ability to create a massive amount of content, which is difficult to do manually. He noted that using AI to create content instead of a manual process will reduce bottlenecks and allow the company to quickly generate content at scale.
