Wherever layoffs happen, AI takes the blame. Recently, language learning app Duolingo fired 10% of its employees, and once again, the generative AI boom got the rap. However, from close quarters, the picture is entirely different.
In the case of Duolingo, the company had hired people on contract for translation work, which it didn’t renew for 2024.
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