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Luis von Ahn's internal memo about AI sparked fears of mass layoffs, but the truth reveals a surprising story about technology making teams stronger. The language app CEO admits what he got wrong and shares why AI-powered employees mean growing, not shrinking, his workforce.
When Duolingo employees questioned a new policy to judge their work based on AI use, CEO Luis von Ahn did something refreshing: he listened and changed course. The language learning company now focuses on results, not tools.
The language learning app is putting results over robot usage. CEO Luis von Ahn says performance reviews will focus on quality work, not forcing AI adoption where it doesn't help.