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4w ago

Duolingo Doubles Course Offerings with AI-Driven Expansion

The platform unveils 148 new AI-created language courses as part of its shift to an AI-first strategy, while Google enters the language learning space with experimental AI tools.

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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.