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Re:Duolingo Cuts 10% of Contractors as It Uses More AI to Cr... by mc32 on Monday January 08, 2024 @05:37PM (#38919319)
The irritating thing about them is they personify the owl. It doesn’t even have a normal name, and instead is issued the brand name.

Anyhow, when it tells me it’s sad, or it misses me, it makes me actually avoid the app. It’s so stupid and annoying as all hell.

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Re:Duolingo Cuts 10% of Contractors as It Uses More AI to Cr... by NikolaNovak on Monday January 08, 2024 @06:48PM (#38920208)
Sure, I can see that; doesn't bother me personally in the least though as I just said "No" when it offered reminders/widgets/notifications/whatevers, so I don't think I ever heard of it as said or missing me or anything when I broke my streak. My wife even finds it cute, so it's an eye of the beholder thing :)
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