The company behind the wildly popular phenomenon says artificial intelligence has helped it build 150 new courses in a year. But at what cost?

In late April and early May 2025, claims (archived) circulated online that Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn said the language-learning app would become "AI-first" and replace contractors with artificial ...

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Duolingo has offered its English Test since 2016 and has grown it to be a mainstream standardized test. Duolingo CEO talks Apple, Epic lawsuit on earnings call Duolingo CEO says company will ...

Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn predicts that while schools won’t disappear, AI will take over the teaching role, transforming schools into supervised spaces. With advancing technologies, Duolingo CEO ...

A week after declaring that AI would eventually replace contract workers at the language-learning app, Duolingo’s CEO said the company was “continuing to hire” and would support its existing ...

Duolingo recently announced a major change that left many users rethinking their love for the language-learning app. After years of bonding with their audience through a green owl mascot, they ...

Duolingo's CEO said his leadership style evolved as the company grew.Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn said he adapted his leadership as the company grew in size. Von Ahn said ...

Duolingo, Inc. (DUOL) appears an attractive pick given a noticeable improvement in the company's earnings outlook. The stock has been a strong performer lately, and the momentum might continue ...

Last month, Duolingo announced an AI-first shift, saying it would stop using contractors to do work AI can handle and only increase head count when teams have maximized all possible automation.