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Luis Von Ahn

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Decoder with Nilay Patel
Duolingo CEO Luis Von Ahn wants you addicted to learning

And this is actually true in most countries in the world. We teach languages to more people than the public school systems.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Duolingo CEO Luis Von Ahn wants you addicted to learning

And this is actually true in most countries in the world. We teach languages to more people than the public school systems.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Duolingo CEO Luis Von Ahn wants you addicted to learning

And this is actually true in most countries in the world. We teach languages to more people than the public school systems.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Duolingo CEO Luis Von Ahn wants you addicted to learning

Video call with Lily, yeah.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Duolingo CEO Luis Von Ahn wants you addicted to learning

Video call with Lily, yeah.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Duolingo CEO Luis Von Ahn wants you addicted to learning

Video call with Lily, yeah.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Duolingo CEO Luis Von Ahn wants you addicted to learning

We have this cast of characters that our users love. One of them is an emo teen with purple hair. who is very unimpressed by you. And it turns out you can talk to her now and practice your conversation, and you can have really good conversations with her. There's a lot of things that are amazing about her.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Duolingo CEO Luis Von Ahn wants you addicted to learning

We have this cast of characters that our users love. One of them is an emo teen with purple hair. who is very unimpressed by you. And it turns out you can talk to her now and practice your conversation, and you can have really good conversations with her. There's a lot of things that are amazing about her.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Duolingo CEO Luis Von Ahn wants you addicted to learning

We have this cast of characters that our users love. One of them is an emo teen with purple hair. who is very unimpressed by you. And it turns out you can talk to her now and practice your conversation, and you can have really good conversations with her. There's a lot of things that are amazing about her.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Duolingo CEO Luis Von Ahn wants you addicted to learning

First of all, she adapts to your level, and we know your level because you've been learning on Duolingo, so we have a pretty good idea of what your level is. She adapts to your level. The other thing is she has memory, so she knows that last time we talked about something,

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Duolingo CEO Luis Von Ahn wants you addicted to learning

First of all, she adapts to your level, and we know your level because you've been learning on Duolingo, so we have a pretty good idea of what your level is. She adapts to your level. The other thing is she has memory, so she knows that last time we talked about something,

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Duolingo CEO Luis Von Ahn wants you addicted to learning

First of all, she adapts to your level, and we know your level because you've been learning on Duolingo, so we have a pretty good idea of what your level is. She adapts to your level. The other thing is she has memory, so she knows that last time we talked about something,

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Duolingo CEO Luis Von Ahn wants you addicted to learning

For example, I literally just had a conversation today where she remembered that last time we talked about the fact that I like Nirvana. And she was telling me that her favorite song is Smells Like Teen Spirit.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Duolingo CEO Luis Von Ahn wants you addicted to learning

For example, I literally just had a conversation today where she remembered that last time we talked about the fact that I like Nirvana. And she was telling me that her favorite song is Smells Like Teen Spirit.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Duolingo CEO Luis Von Ahn wants you addicted to learning

For example, I literally just had a conversation today where she remembered that last time we talked about the fact that I like Nirvana. And she was telling me that her favorite song is Smells Like Teen Spirit.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Duolingo CEO Luis Von Ahn wants you addicted to learning

Easy choice, by the way. Facile choice. We're dating ourselves on that one, but yes. And so, you know, these are pretty enjoyable conversations and you get to practice your language super well. And it is entirely spoken. And, you know, it just works really well. And we're very happy because it is the first time that you really think... We really, really are not going to need humans for this.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Duolingo CEO Luis Von Ahn wants you addicted to learning

Easy choice, by the way. Facile choice. We're dating ourselves on that one, but yes. And so, you know, these are pretty enjoyable conversations and you get to practice your language super well. And it is entirely spoken. And, you know, it just works really well. And we're very happy because it is the first time that you really think... We really, really are not going to need humans for this.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Duolingo CEO Luis Von Ahn wants you addicted to learning

Easy choice, by the way. Facile choice. We're dating ourselves on that one, but yes. And so, you know, these are pretty enjoyable conversations and you get to practice your language super well. And it is entirely spoken. And, you know, it just works really well. And we're very happy because it is the first time that you really think... We really, really are not going to need humans for this.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Duolingo CEO Luis Von Ahn wants you addicted to learning

No, no, no. We animate them. I mean, it's a combo.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Duolingo CEO Luis Von Ahn wants you addicted to learning

No, no, no. We animate them. I mean, it's a combo.