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Re:Duolingo Cuts 10% of Contractors as It Uses More AI to Cr... by kranke155 on Monday January 08, 2024 @05:13PM (#38918985)
They use other methods, like Rosetta. Duolingo is trash.
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Re:Duolingo Cuts 10% of Contractors as It Uses More AI to Cr... by tayo42 on Monday January 08, 2024 @05:16PM (#38919027)
Why is roesetta better?
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Re:Duolingo Cuts 10% of Contractors as It Uses More AI to Cr... by treprinum on Monday January 08, 2024 @05:19PM (#38919078)
It's not, it's just a different style, "full immersion" where you have no clue what is going on and they think at some point you'll understand. I don't think it works well but whatever. Best is to pay for a trip to some remote area speaking only the target language and force yourself to understand it quickly, swim or sink.
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Re:Duolingo Cuts 10% of Contractors as It Uses More AI to Cr... by bavarianbob on Monday January 08, 2024 @05:41PM (#38919375)
Do you think an environment like this in say, VR, has merit?
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Re:Duolingo Cuts 10% of Contractors as It Uses More AI to Cr... by treprinum on Monday January 08, 2024 @05:56PM (#38919578)
No idea, if you can survive with VR goggles for hours, and you have reasonable VR partners not trying to teach you all kinds of slang and swearwords, then maybe.
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