Luis Von Ahn

Oh, since the beginning. I mean, when we launched Duolingo, we knew that we wanted to have a computer that was going to teach you. So we didn't want to have humans teach you. We wanted to have computers. So from the beginning, we were using AI. Now, of course, AI has gotten a completely different... and definition in the last couple of years because of large language models.

Oh, since the beginning. I mean, when we launched Duolingo, we knew that we wanted to have a computer that was going to teach you. So we didn't want to have humans teach you. We wanted to have computers. So from the beginning, we were using AI. Now, of course, AI has gotten a completely different... and definition in the last couple of years because of large language models.

Oh, since the beginning. I mean, when we launched Duolingo, we knew that we wanted to have a computer that was going to teach you. So we didn't want to have humans teach you. We wanted to have computers. So from the beginning, we were using AI. Now, of course, AI has gotten a completely different... and definition in the last couple of years because of large language models.

But AI has been around for, you know, the concept of AI has been around for whatever, 60 years, maybe longer than that.

But AI has been around for, you know, the concept of AI has been around for whatever, 60 years, maybe longer than that.

But AI has been around for, you know, the concept of AI has been around for whatever, 60 years, maybe longer than that.

Well, large language models, almost two years ago, a little less than two years ago, we started playing with GPT-4. We got early access to it. And so we started playing with it. We officially launched the first features related to it last year.

Well, large language models, almost two years ago, a little less than two years ago, we started playing with GPT-4. We got early access to it. And so we started playing with it. We officially launched the first features related to it last year.

Well, large language models, almost two years ago, a little less than two years ago, we started playing with GPT-4. We got early access to it. And so we started playing with it. We officially launched the first features related to it last year.

We have an official partnership with OpenAI.

We have an official partnership with OpenAI.

We have an official partnership with OpenAI.

Yeah, conversation. That's the biggest thing. Learning a language requires a number of different aspects. You've got to learn vocabulary. You've got to learn how to read. You've got to learn a bunch of stuff. We, historically, have been really good at teaching you all aspects of language except for one, which is conversation. Mm-hmm.

Yeah, conversation. That's the biggest thing. Learning a language requires a number of different aspects. You've got to learn vocabulary. You've got to learn how to read. You've got to learn a bunch of stuff. We, historically, have been really good at teaching you all aspects of language except for one, which is conversation. Mm-hmm.

Yeah, conversation. That's the biggest thing. Learning a language requires a number of different aspects. You've got to learn vocabulary. You've got to learn how to read. You've got to learn a bunch of stuff. We, historically, have been really good at teaching you all aspects of language except for one, which is conversation. Mm-hmm.

And in particular, the kind of multi-turn, you know, think on your feet kind of conversation. We just couldn't do that with technology up until large language models. But now we can. And so that's what we're doing, where we're basically really adding a lot of features to teach you how to converse a lot better.

And in particular, the kind of multi-turn, you know, think on your feet kind of conversation. We just couldn't do that with technology up until large language models. But now we can. And so that's what we're doing, where we're basically really adding a lot of features to teach you how to converse a lot better.

And in particular, the kind of multi-turn, you know, think on your feet kind of conversation. We just couldn't do that with technology up until large language models. But now we can. And so that's what we're doing, where we're basically really adding a lot of features to teach you how to converse a lot better.

We are not seeing a decline in people wanting to learn a language with Duolingo, even though this has been true. If you look at our users, we have two big chunks of users. One is actually Americans or British people who are doing so as a hobby. It's just a hobby. And when you ask them, like, why are you learning on Duolingo? They're like, well, you know, I used to play Candy Crush.

We are not seeing a decline in people wanting to learn a language with Duolingo, even though this has been true. If you look at our users, we have two big chunks of users. One is actually Americans or British people who are doing so as a hobby. It's just a hobby. And when you ask them, like, why are you learning on Duolingo? They're like, well, you know, I used to play Candy Crush.