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Duolingo

Language learning app that replaced contract translators with AI, sparking industry controversy.

Pittsburgh, PA700 employees
Employee Risk Score
85%
AI Adoption Score
90%

AI Strategy

Using AI to replace content creators and translators. CEO Luis von Ahn controversial for dismissing contractor job losses.

Layoff History

100
Total Layoffs
100
AI-Related
100%
AI-Caused
100 employeesAI-Related

AI replacing contract translators and writers

ContentTranslation
Jan 9, 2024

AI Tools Deployed

Duolingo Max (GPT-4)Tutoring
Deployed: 2023-03
Impacted roles: Language Teachers
AI Content GenerationContent
Deployed: 2024-01
Impacted roles: Translators, Content Writers
BirdbrainPersonalization
Deployed: 2023-01
Impacted roles: Data Analysts

Roles at Risk

Translators
Content Writers
Voice Actors
Curriculum Designers
Language Consultants

Growing Roles

AI Engineers
Product Designers
Data Scientists
AI Content Curators

How to Protect Your Career at Duolingo

Transition from translation to AI training roles
Learn prompt engineering for language AI
Develop AI content quality assurance skills
Build expertise in localization strategy

Recent News

Duolingo fires contractors, switches to AI translation

2024-01-09

Duolingo Max uses GPT-4 for conversations

2023-03-14

CEO dismisses concerns about AI job losses

2024-01-15

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