Luis Von Ahn

I thought you were going to say make AI great again.

I thought you were going to say make AI great again.

That's your words, not mine.

That's your words, not mine.

That's your words, not mine.

Intrinsic motivation is your motivation to actually do the thing. And extrinsic is you're getting rewards for doing the thing, for example. Most people are very lazy, even the motivated ones. This is something we embrace a lot at Duolingo. For example, one of the things we do is in all our screens,

Intrinsic motivation is your motivation to actually do the thing. And extrinsic is you're getting rewards for doing the thing, for example. Most people are very lazy, even the motivated ones. This is something we embrace a lot at Duolingo. For example, one of the things we do is in all our screens,

Intrinsic motivation is your motivation to actually do the thing. And extrinsic is you're getting rewards for doing the thing, for example. Most people are very lazy, even the motivated ones. This is something we embrace a lot at Duolingo. For example, one of the things we do is in all our screens,

There's very little text in them outside of what the actual exercise is because the mantra of Duolingo is people don't read. It's because most people are very lazy. And so our belief is that there's some intrinsic motivation that humans have for doing things, but it's not large enough to get them to do the things that would really benefit them.

There's very little text in them outside of what the actual exercise is because the mantra of Duolingo is people don't read. It's because most people are very lazy. And so our belief is that there's some intrinsic motivation that humans have for doing things, but it's not large enough to get them to do the things that would really benefit them.

There's very little text in them outside of what the actual exercise is because the mantra of Duolingo is people don't read. It's because most people are very lazy. And so our belief is that there's some intrinsic motivation that humans have for doing things, but it's not large enough to get them to do the things that would really benefit them.

And this is why we spend a lot of effort trying to motivate them to learn. The reality is most of us are motivated to do things that give us quick dopamine hits like TikTok.

And this is why we spend a lot of effort trying to motivate them to learn. The reality is most of us are motivated to do things that give us quick dopamine hits like TikTok.

And this is why we spend a lot of effort trying to motivate them to learn. The reality is most of us are motivated to do things that give us quick dopamine hits like TikTok.

You know what the problem is? We got scientific and we got really good at figuring out how to take your attention. Not just, not Duolingo, like humanity. Like, you know, a hundred years ago, it was a book. And then we're like, we discovered TV. TV is just way more engaging than books. Okay, good. Then we discovered like social media is way more engaging than TV.

You know what the problem is? We got scientific and we got really good at figuring out how to take your attention. Not just, not Duolingo, like humanity. Like, you know, a hundred years ago, it was a book. And then we're like, we discovered TV. TV is just way more engaging than books. Okay, good. Then we discovered like social media is way more engaging than TV.

You know what the problem is? We got scientific and we got really good at figuring out how to take your attention. Not just, not Duolingo, like humanity. Like, you know, a hundred years ago, it was a book. And then we're like, we discovered TV. TV is just way more engaging than books. Okay, good. Then we discovered like social media is way more engaging than TV.

The thing is, and we get more and more scientific and better at keeping your attention. I think, unfortunately, the boring stuff is gone because there's just so much amazing things that just keeps your attention. We just got scientific about it and we got good at it.

The thing is, and we get more and more scientific and better at keeping your attention. I think, unfortunately, the boring stuff is gone because there's just so much amazing things that just keeps your attention. We just got scientific about it and we got good at it.

The thing is, and we get more and more scientific and better at keeping your attention. I think, unfortunately, the boring stuff is gone because there's just so much amazing things that just keeps your attention. We just got scientific about it and we got good at it.