ML-Powered Language Learning at Duolingo with Burr Settles - #412

episode

The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence) not yet transcribed

▲ 0

Transcript

This episode hasn't been transcribed yet Upvotes decide what gets transcribed next — 0 so far. Sign in to upvote

Related

recent transcribed audio

Transrapid, Flugtaxis, Hyperloop – Warum es neuartige Verkehrstechnik so schwer hat 28 min · 22 Sep 2026 · Das Wissen | SWR

September 21, 2026: FAA Resolves Air Traffic Outage, Paramount Reaches Settlement, More 7 min · 22 Sep 2026 · Bloomberg News Now

Los 3 Casos Más Extraños de Relatos de la Noche 43 min · 22 Sep 2026 · Relatos de la Noche

The Ed Sheeranisation of Irish Economic Policy 39 min · 22 Sep 2026 · The David McWilliams Podcast

How can I stop my plants from dying? 5 min · 22 Sep 2026 · Do you really know?

Could smartphone use be giving you text neck? 4 min · 22 Sep 2026 · Do you really know?

Report any issue

Source

Recorded24 Sep 2020

Publisherfeeds.megaphone.fm ↗

Handlerec:12496125

Show notes

Today we’re joined by Burr Settles, Research Director at Duolingo. Most would acknowledge that one of the most effective ways to learn is one on one with a tutor, and Duolingo’s main goal is to replicate that at scale. In our conversation with Burr, we dig how the business model has changed over time, the properties that make a good tutor, and how those features translate to the AI tutor they’ve built. We also discuss the Duolingo English Test, and the challenges they’ve faced with maintaining the platform while adding languages and courses. Check out the complete show notes for this episode at twimlai.com/go/412.

Ask this episode

“What did the council decide on item 42?” — answered with the speaker and the moment.

Sign in