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#IA Duo Lingo announced on April 28 via LinkedIn and email that it will replace some of its employees with #AI.
As a result, several people working in translation and content will lose their jobs.
The CEO of #Duolingo, Luis von Ahn, announced that this is a necessary step for the company, as it will help increase #productivity and generate more content that they āoweā to users.
āWe cannot wait until the technology is 100% perfect⦠we prefer to move forward urgently and accept occasional small changes in quality rather than move slowly and lose momentum,ā said Luis von Ahn.
On the other hand, they are looking to boost their video call feature for lessons with conversations between users and #ArtificialIntelligence.
The CEO mentions that one of the skills they will look for in hiring people will be knowledge in using artificial intelligence, and this will be implemented in the employee evaluation processes.
In addition, he emphasized that more members will only be added to a team if a function cannot be automated.
ā#Duolingo will continue to be a company that deeply cares about its employees. This is not about replacing Duos with AI. Itās about removing barriers so that we can do more with the outstanding Duos we already have. We want you to focus on creative work and real problems, not on repetitive tasks.ā
Luis von Ahn said that this change involves training, mentoring, and equipping employees so they can incorporate AI.