Overview
- Duolingo announced its largest content expansion to date, adding 148 AI-generated language courses, more than doubling its previous offerings.
- The new courses, focused on beginner levels, include popular languages like Japanese, Korean, and Mandarin, accessible in 28 interface languages.
- CEO Luis von Ahn emphasized that generative AI reduced course development time from years to under a year, enabling rapid scaling.
- As part of its AI-first strategy, Duolingo is replacing contract workers with AI systems and integrating AI into hiring and performance reviews.
- Google launched 'Little Language Lessons,' an experimental suite of AI-powered tools offering context-based vocabulary, slang practice, and object translation.