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Duolingo deletes TikTok videos after AI backlash, returns with a message

by herbertl on 5/24/25, 11:03 PM with 7 comments

  • by jxjnskkzxxhx on 5/25/25, 8:09 AM

    "CEO announced it would replace contractors with AI"

    I keep seeing this type of headline, and I never understand the following. Even if this were a great idea, it's obvious people will be upset with it. So if it were a great idea, why not just not announce it and implement it anyway? Very slowly get rid of contractors, pretend it's unrelated to AI. Isn't this obviously less risky?