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Luis Von Ahn

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TED Talks Daily
How to make learning as addictive as social media | Luis von Ahn (re-release)

Most things that you can learn through repetition, you can actually gamify and turn into something like Duolingo, where people just do it a lot and do it fun.

TED Talks Daily
How to make learning as addictive as social media | Luis von Ahn (re-release)

It's a little harder for things like explanations.

TED Talks Daily
How to make learning as addictive as social media | Luis von Ahn (re-release)

That probably is going to require some really good videos.

TED Talks Daily
How to make learning as addictive as social media | Luis von Ahn (re-release)

Sal Khan is doing a really good job with that.

TED Talks Daily
How to make learning as addictive as social media | Luis von Ahn (re-release)

But for things that require a lot of repetition, I think we can use the same methods.

The Best One Yet
Exclusive 🦉 “Education Super App” — Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn announces next product on TBOY

Well, the biggest thing I keep telling people and nobody seems to listen to me, first person I ever had to fire, we're adding another subject. And it is not one that many people have expected. You could see his butt crack. And then it started growing, like his butt started growing. Started really realizing, okay, we can be a little more savage.

The Best One Yet
Exclusive 🦉 “Education Super App” — Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn announces next product on TBOY

Well, the biggest thing I keep telling people and nobody seems to listen to me, first person I ever had to fire, we're adding another subject. And it is not one that many people have expected. You could see his butt crack. And then it started growing, like his butt started growing. Started really realizing, okay, we can be a little more savage.

The Best One Yet
Exclusive 🦉 “Education Super App” — Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn announces next product on TBOY

Well, the biggest thing I keep telling people and nobody seems to listen to me, first person I ever had to fire, we're adding another subject. And it is not one that many people have expected. You could see his butt crack. And then it started growing, like his butt started growing. Started really realizing, okay, we can be a little more savage.

The Best One Yet
Exclusive 🦉 “Education Super App” — Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn announces next product on TBOY

I actually believe that as AI matures, what's going to be most valuable, the only thing he wants in life is for you to do your lesson. And the obstacle is that you're lazy.

The Best One Yet
Exclusive 🦉 “Education Super App” — Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn announces next product on TBOY

I actually believe that as AI matures, what's going to be most valuable, the only thing he wants in life is for you to do your lesson. And the obstacle is that you're lazy.

The Best One Yet
Exclusive 🦉 “Education Super App” — Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn announces next product on TBOY

I actually believe that as AI matures, what's going to be most valuable, the only thing he wants in life is for you to do your lesson. And the obstacle is that you're lazy.

The Best One Yet
Exclusive 🦉 “Education Super App” — Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn announces next product on TBOY

Luis, thanks for being with us. Thank you for having me. That's quite an intro.

The Best One Yet
Exclusive 🦉 “Education Super App” — Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn announces next product on TBOY

Luis, thanks for being with us. Thank you for having me. That's quite an intro.

The Best One Yet
Exclusive 🦉 “Education Super App” — Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn announces next product on TBOY

Luis, thanks for being with us. Thank you for having me. That's quite an intro.

The Best One Yet
Exclusive 🦉 “Education Super App” — Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn announces next product on TBOY

I'm not entirely sure. I'm sure it has something to do with how I was brought up, but I always wanted to please people.

The Best One Yet
Exclusive 🦉 “Education Super App” — Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn announces next product on TBOY

I'm not entirely sure. I'm sure it has something to do with how I was brought up, but I always wanted to please people.

The Best One Yet
Exclusive 🦉 “Education Super App” — Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn announces next product on TBOY

I'm not entirely sure. I'm sure it has something to do with how I was brought up, but I always wanted to please people.

The Best One Yet
Exclusive 🦉 “Education Super App” — Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn announces next product on TBOY

One of the big problems for me is I've gotten a lot better, but as somebody who runs their own company and I'm a people pleaser, I sometimes have to tell people things they don't want to hear. So I've gotten really good at sugarcoating stuff, but that's not good. It's not good. I've had to unlearn that.

The Best One Yet
Exclusive 🦉 “Education Super App” — Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn announces next product on TBOY

One of the big problems for me is I've gotten a lot better, but as somebody who runs their own company and I'm a people pleaser, I sometimes have to tell people things they don't want to hear. So I've gotten really good at sugarcoating stuff, but that's not good. It's not good. I've had to unlearn that.

The Best One Yet
Exclusive 🦉 “Education Super App” — Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn announces next product on TBOY

One of the big problems for me is I've gotten a lot better, but as somebody who runs their own company and I'm a people pleaser, I sometimes have to tell people things they don't want to hear. So I've gotten really good at sugarcoating stuff, but that's not good. It's not good. I've had to unlearn that.