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@jherazob@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish • 1 year ago

Duolingo Fires Translators in Favor of AI

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@jherazob@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish • 1 year ago
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The popular language-learning program Duolingo cut 10 percent of its contracted translators last month amid a generative AI push.

Duolingo is very much on the Enshittification path, seems like they fired a number of translators and have the rest just proofreading AI.

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  • @jherazob@beehaw.orgOP
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    7•1 year ago

    Do you mean Babbel? Hadn’t heard of it, will keep it in mind

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      Sadly it didn’t work for me. I liked the concept but gave up after two weeks because I didn’t enjoy the experience at all and didn’t seem to make any progress (Swiss learning Spanish). YMMV of course.

    • @AndrasKrigare@beehaw.org
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      Yup, that’s the one

    • @Cwilliams@beehaw.org
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      deleted by creator

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