Duolingo Expands AI Language Courses, Cutting Contractor Roles
Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 12:20 pm
In a bold pivot to AI-first operations, Duolingo has unveiled 148 new language courses generated by artificial intelligence. The move, which more than doubles its course offerings, signals the company’s commitment to automated content while phasing out traditional contractor roles—a strategy stirring both innovation and controversy.
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Duolingo is restructuring its operations to focus on generative AI for content creation and process automation. The company plans to gradually reduce reliance on contractors wherever AI can handle the work. The article Duolingo says AI let it build more courses in one year than it did over…
Duolingo is “more than doubling” the number of courses it has available, a feat it says was only possible because it used generative AI to help create them in “less than a year.” The company said today that it’s launching 148 new language courses. “This launch makes Duolingo’s seven most popular…
Duolingo rolled out its most extensive content update ever on April 30, 2025, adding 148 new language courses developed with generative artificial intelligence. This expansion, which the company stated more than doubles its course offerings and makes popular languages like Japanese, Korean, and…
Duolingo is introducing 148 new language courses that were created with generative AI, the company announced on Wednesday. The launch comes as Duolingo has been facing backlash this week after sharing that it was going to replace contractors with AI and become an “AI-first” company. The company…
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