Duolingo shares have tumbled 24% in the past month amid concerns over slowing growth and rising churn, despite strong global ...

As generative artificial intelligence tools continue to proliferate, pushback against the technology and its negative impacts ...

As artificial intelligence transforms the way students learn, write, and interact with information, we‬ must ask not just how ...

With a market cap ~$11 billion and its stock quadrupling in value, Duolingo stands out as a rare profitable player in the ...

What Did Duolingo Mean By Going AI-First? Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn sent an email in April 2025 announcing that the company would reduce its reliance on contractors to write courses. Instead, the ...

Against this backdrop, Duolingo has been investing in AI and machine learning to make lessons more engaging by automatically tailoring them to each individual — kind of the way a human tutor might.

Duolingo Embraces AI in Push for Scalable Learning. By John K. Waters; 05/06/25; In 2012, Duolingo co-founder Luis von Ahn defied the prevailing wisdom of building desktop-first experiences and pushed ...

Luis von Ahn says AI isn't replacing jobs at Duolingo, but will require staff to rethink how they work. That may let some focus on more creative tasks.

The backlash to Duolingo is the latest evidence that “AI-first” tends to be a concept with much more appeal to investors and managers than most regular people. And it’s not hard to see why.

Duolingo Goes AI-First in Push for Scalable Learning. By John K. Waters; 05/06/25; Back in 2012, Duolingo co-founder Luis von Ahn defied the prevailing wisdom of building desktop-first experiences and ...