The Myth That AI Will Replace Language Learning

About this episode

Luis von Ahn discusses the importance of language learning despite advancements in AI translation.

Luis von Ahn, Duolingo’s co-founder and CEO, joins Katie to discuss why we should still learn languages in the age of AI translation. He also talks about how Duolingo is dealing with falling share prices, and what’s next for the company. Join WIRED’s best and brightest on Uncanny Valley as they dissect the collision of tech, politics, finance, and business, from Alexis Ohanian’s newest tech venture to the effects of inaccurate information from artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots on social protests. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

People in this episode

Host: Katie

Guest: Luis von Ahn

Topics covered

• AI translation
• language learning
• Duolingo
• technology
• business
• finance

Keywords

• AI
• language learning
• Duolingo
• translation
• technology
• business

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Duolingo, WIRED

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