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Duolingo CEO says AI is a better teacher than humans—but schools will still exist ‘because you still need childcare’


Duolingo replaced its contract workers with AI. Now its eyes are set on schools.

Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn believes there's no subject a computer isn't suited to teaching. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

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