Duolingo's ex-head of product says the best performers are not always the people with deep experience

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Duolingo's former head of product said that "high agency" can be more important than experience.

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Duolingo's CEO says he doesn't plan to lay off full-timers because of AI — but their jobs will change

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Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn at Sun Valley, Idaho.
"What will probably happen is that one person will be able to accomplish more, rather than having fewer people," Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn said of AI's impact on hiring.

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Duolingo's CEO says he learned a hard lesson about 'edgy posts' and going viral

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Luis von Ahn, CEO of Duolingo, at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, on July 14, 2023.
Luis von Ahn, CEO of Duolingo, said AI could help speed up the integration of languages into the app.

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The full list of major US companies slashing staff this year, including Meta, ExxonMobil, and Boeing

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Cargill is cutting 5% of its workforce.

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Duolingo CEO explains his approach to 'founder mode' — and what happens when executives disagree

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Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn.

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Duolingo's CEO explains the move to bring employees back to the office — and why he thinks he avoided backlash

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Luis von Ahn at the Sun Valley Conference in 2023, wearing a blue collar shirt and black glasses, talking to someone.
When Duolingo first went remote, CEO Luis von Ahn told employees — and new hires — that they would eventually be going back to the office.

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Duolingo is mean, whiny, and annoying. Gen Z loves it.

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Elon Musk Says AI Will Take Your Job (Bad), but You'll Be Rich (Good), With No Purpose (Hmm)

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Elon Musk shared his dystopian vision for the future on Thursday while remotely joining the Viva Technology Conference in Paris. An audience member asked whether AI would one day replace Musk, expressing real concerns about automation taking jobs—a situation many are already facing. The owner of X, xAI, Tesla, and…

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Gen Z is fleeing Instagram. The platform has a dumb new plan to win them back.

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People are already posting for likes, attention, and clout. Adding a little badge to show one's personal achievements probably won't make a difference.

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The Greatest App of All Time Day 28: Google Earth vs. Calculator

Gizmodo

Welcome back to Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time! Duolingo’s surprise performance in the bracket was cut short in yesterday’s tournament and the unstoppable Flashlight advances to the Final Four. Today we have Google Earth taking on Calculator.

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