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Duolingo CEO tries to walk back AI-first comments, fails (htxt.co.za)
submitted 1 week ago by Pro@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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  • Following backlash to statements that Duolingo will be AI-first, threatening jobs in the process, CEO Luis von Ahn has tried to walk back his statement.
  • Unfortunately, the CEO doesn’t walk back any of the key points he originally outlined, choosing instead to try, and fail to placate the maddening crowd.
  • Unfortunately the PR team may soon be replaced by AI as this latest statement has done anything but instil confidence in the firm’s users.
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[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 31 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Reminds of Proto CEOs faux pas

Good to see the normie finally turning on these cult of personality clowns imitating Steve apple..

I can't be believe we had to suffer 15 years of it.

These parasites been getting high on their own farts for too long while normie LARPed everything they said.

[–] lambalicious@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

faux pas

Not much of a "faux" pas. Not only did he double down on it, but the board supported him.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

"the board" lol yeah they used to be governing mechanisms instead of a clown car full of sycophants.

[–] addie@feddit.uk 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The plural of faux pas is also faux pas, because you know, French. But this is less one false step in the dance, than doing entirely the wrong dance altogether.

[–] lambalicious@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 week ago

Oh thanks for re-teaching me that one! It's been far too long since I last used French reallistically. ~~Even tho it's better that I took that than German, otherwise I'd understand the ich_iel memes which would make them lose half their charm.~~