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Re:Duolingo will replace contract workers with AI by palmotea on Tuesday April 29, 2025 @02:26AM (#43829237)
> Number of people I know that used Duolingo successfully to be fluent in a new language: 0

But they say they're "the world's best way to learn a language," right there on their homepage: https://www.duolingo.com.

So either no one has ever successfully become fluent in a foreign language (because not even the best tool can be used to successfully accomplish the task), or the tech industry is full of liars and its claims cannot be trusted.

Re:Duolingo will replace contract workers with AI by chizhik-pyzhik on Tuesday April 29, 2025 @02:33AM (#43829273)
"I read their marketing copy and it says they're the best"