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Re:Duolingo Cuts 10% of Contractors as It Uses More AI to Cr... by refulgentis on Monday January 08, 2024 @09:53PM (#38921674)
I don't use this app and I get the general sentiment but I can tell you one thing about effect size: the effect size of a comment that says you only learn "hello" after 100s of hours is 0!
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Re:Duolingo Cuts 10% of Contractors as It Uses More AI to Cr... by borroka on Tuesday January 09, 2024 @01:46PM (#38930148)
That's not how effect sizes, in statistics, are estimated.

But, yes, I used a hyperbole, it is a classic tool of rhetoric. I could have said that they just learn how to ask for a coffee, or the directions for the Eiffel Tower. The meaning is the same.

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