FFS: What an absolute bellend: "Duolingo CEO says AI is a better teacher than humans—but schools will still exist ‘because you still need childcare’"

Were I still using that POS Duolingo, this would have made me stop.

https://fortune.com/2025/05/20/duolingo-ai-teacher-schools-childcare/

#ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Duolingo

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, and it has its eye set on schools.

Fortune
@bullivant As a school teacher myself, he's not exactly wrong.
Duolingo CEO said  something (May 2025).

This is a response to https://mastodon.ie/@bullivant/114544687485809851 Here we go again. We are back at the question "Is it OK to consume content of a...

Derrial Book says
@DerrialBook @bullivant @KitsuneVixi I agree with you that a lot needs to be discussed about the topic in depth and with nuance. I'd also like to say that my knowledge about language encompasses more than "some things" lol but indeed there are some things. I'm a humble enough teacher to be open to the idea that maybe a computer could teach a classroom full of kids more effectively than me. Perhaps not even specifically AI but software in general can be of use to teachers. I also think it would be ideal for a human teacher to be involved guiding, supervising, and supporting the little humans. I'm also familiar with how technology in the classroom isn't a magic bullet for solving education. I grew up part of a generation where just having computers in the school/classroom really didn't improve our education. Would you mind sharing what you teach? I teach English (ESL) to high school students.

@ben @bullivant

Just like you I teach ESL to (mostly) secondary and high school students.

Some more thought based on discussion:

https://derrialbook.bearblog.dev/duolingo-ceo-said-something-part-2/

Duolingo CEO said  something, part 2

Random thoughts based on continuous discussion: I have just read the article. Apparently, it is someone's recollection of a podcast. I am not engaged en...

Derrial Book says