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Luis von Ahn

executiveCredibility: 50%

Why this score? Duolingo co-founder and CEO. Authoritative on Duolingo; publicly walked back his own "AI-first" framing.

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Duolingo will be 'AI-first' and gradually stop using contractors to do work that AI can handle.±

— Luis von Ahn · Apr 28, 2025
Context: The 'AI-first' policy toward contractors was announced, then rhetorically reversed three weeks later, with von Ahn stating hiring continued at the prior pace (Fortune, 24 May 2025). The strong substitution claim was not sustained.