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Duolingo CEO says there may still be schools in our AI future, but mostly just for childcare


Luis von Ahn sees AI transforming education, with schools focusing on childcare as AI handles personalized learning, impacting teaching roles.

Luis von Ahn, CEO of Duolingo, recently shared his vision for the future of education on the No Priors podcast with venture capitalist Sarah Guo, and it centered on AI transforming the very role schools will play. AI, on the other hand, will be able to track individual performance in real time and adjust lesson difficulty based on how well each student is grasping the material, according to von Ahn. Education is slow to change, so this may take many years, von Ahn explained, noting that regulation, legacy systems, and cultural expectations all serve as drag forces.

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