Oh noooo
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From: @carnage4life
https://mas.to/@carnage4life/111720600987911665
We haven't seen any actual proof that there is a big layoff nor that AI is going to be taking over the translations.
Once they've developed a full course for a language, why do they need any more translators?
When Duo went public, it got rid of it's volunteer workforce. So it needed contract workers temporarily to vet the existing material.
Hopefully this means the tree will stop morphing all the time.
@number6 @elduvelle @carnage4life Here's the Bloomberg piece that just confirmed the layoffs and replacing them with AI today: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-08/duolingo-cuts-10-of-contractors-in-move-to-greater-use-of-ai
https://archive.ph/8Nq7u