Luis Von Ahn
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And what that did is it made us create a product for the average person. Had we been language nerds, we would have made a product for language nerds. Interesting. And I think this is true. And by the way, Tyler and Edwin, they are not excellent chess players at all. I am not an excellent chess player, but I'm pretty sure I'm significantly better than they are.
These people, I think a few months ago, were still kind of figuring out, you know, how the knight moves. But it's amazing because I really do think they are making a product for the actual beginner.
These people, I think a few months ago, were still kind of figuring out, you know, how the knight moves. But it's amazing because I really do think they are making a product for the actual beginner.
These people, I think a few months ago, were still kind of figuring out, you know, how the knight moves. But it's amazing because I really do think they are making a product for the actual beginner.
No, no, no, hold on. Love these guys. Love these guys. I'm not saying anything they don't know, okay? Okay.
No, no, no, hold on. Love these guys. Love these guys. I'm not saying anything they don't know, okay? Okay.
No, no, no, hold on. Love these guys. Love these guys. I'm not saying anything they don't know, okay? Okay.
Lily, yeah.
Lily, yeah.
Lily, yeah.
Oh, for us, it's a major positive. Okay. From the beginning. And this is, by the way, it's the last couple of years that AI, it's like AI is the next crypto. It's like, it's a big thing. But, you know, when we started Duolingo a million years ago, AI already existed. It's not that the large language models, but we were big believers that it will be a computer that teaches you.
Oh, for us, it's a major positive. Okay. From the beginning. And this is, by the way, it's the last couple of years that AI, it's like AI is the next crypto. It's like, it's a big thing. But, you know, when we started Duolingo a million years ago, AI already existed. It's not that the large language models, but we were big believers that it will be a computer that teaches you.
Oh, for us, it's a major positive. Okay. From the beginning. And this is, by the way, it's the last couple of years that AI, it's like AI is the next crypto. It's like, it's a big thing. But, you know, when we started Duolingo a million years ago, AI already existed. It's not that the large language models, but we were big believers that it will be a computer that teaches you.
And I think in the future... the more and more this will happen, that the primary way of teaching is going to, or learning is going to be learning through a computer.
And I think in the future... the more and more this will happen, that the primary way of teaching is going to, or learning is going to be learning through a computer.
And I think in the future... the more and more this will happen, that the primary way of teaching is going to, or learning is going to be learning through a computer.
I'm just kidding. No, no, no. You don't understand how many times that was read. You don't understand how many times that was read. If there was a typo...
I'm just kidding. No, no, no. You don't understand how many times that was read. You don't understand how many times that was read. If there was a typo...
I'm just kidding. No, no, no. You don't understand how many times that was read. You don't understand how many times that was read. If there was a typo...
We were. And we've been for a long time. I mean, the reality is we really have thought that a computer can teach you. We still believe that. There's so many good things about a computer teaching you. It's infinitely patient. It is way cheaper to teach you through a computer. And if you're practicing conversation,