Fox Business Flash: Duolingo Speeds Up Language Learning with AI-Powered Courses
Duolingo unveils 148 language courses crafted via generative AI, set to debut shortly on the platform
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Duolingo, a favored platform for mastering multiple languages, is about to beef up its offerings, unveiling a whopping 148 additional courses this Wednesday.
These courses have been crafted using state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI), following the company's recent announcement of a shift towards AI-driven content creation.
The influx of new courses doubles Duolingo's existing content, marking the platform's largest expansion ever.
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Language learning behemoth Duolingo revealed its new AI-developed courses just days after CEO Luis von Ahn publicly disclosed the company's intent to lean on AI for its course development. (Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
"Constructing our initial 100 courses took roughly 12 years, and now, within a matter of a year, we can generate and launch nearly 150 new courses," said von Ahn. "This feat underscores the capabilities of generative AI, providing direct benefits to our learners." He further added, "This launch demonstrates the transformative impact of our AI and automation investments, which have allowed us to scale at an unprecedented pace and quality."
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Luis von Ahn serves as the co-founder and head honcho of Duolingo. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Jessie Becker, Duolingo's Senior Director of Learning Design, stated, "Previously, a small team spent years constructing a single new course from scratch. Now, by employing generative AI for content creation and validation, we can concentrate our expertise in areas of optimal impact, ensuring each course exceeds Duolingo's stringent quality standards."
In his email, von Ahn stated that this shift would gradually phase out contractors tasked with jobs that AI can handle.
"AI isn't merely a productivity enhancer," he penned. "It helps us get closer to our mission. To educate well, we need to create prodigious amounts of content, and doing that manually isn't scalable. One of the wisest decisions we made recently was ditching our sluggish, manual content production process for one driven by AI. Without AI, it would take us eons to scale our content to cover more learners. We owe it to our learners to provide them with this content as expeditiously as possible."
Duolingo asserts that AI has cut development time significantly, allowing for "unprecedented speed and quality." (Getty Images)
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Duolingo's new courses will primarily cater to beginner levels and boast immersive features like Stories, designed to enhance reading skills, and DuoRadio, meant to refine listening abilities. More advanced content will roll out in the ensuing months.
- The shift towards AI-driven content creation by Duolingo, as revealed by CEO Luis von Ahn, has enabled the development of new courses in less time, such as the upcoming 148 courses that will be launched on Wednesday.
- Von Ahn believes that the transformative impact of AI and automation investments on Duolingo has contributed to unparalleled speed and quality in content generation, thereby making it possible to scale their content to cater to a larger learner base.
- Technology giants like Bloomberg have reported on Duolingo's embrace of artificial intelligence in their course development, emphasizing AI's role in enhancing productivity and coming closer to the company's mission of educating learners.
- Duolingo's Senior Director of Learning Design, Jessie Becker, stated that by employing generative AI for content creation and validation, the team can focus their expertise on areas of optimal impact, ensuring each course achieves Duolingo's stringent quality standards.
