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Dropped the phrase "diversity, equity and inclusion" from its annual report. The wording appears in the 10-K filed 2024-02-29 and is absent from the 10-K filed 2025-02-28. The later filing uses "inclusion and belonging" instead.

Laid off ~10% of contractors in January 2024, citing AI as replacement for their work. In April 2025 announced it would phase out remaining contractors doing work AI can handle. No full-time employees laid off. CEO framed it as a strategic platform shift, comparing it to going mobile-first a decade earlier.

Laid off 10% of contractors in 2024 as AI takes over content creation.

Replaced contract translators with AI. Luis von Ahn defended AI transition. Language workers displaced.

Duolingo AI replaced contractors. Luis von Ahn defended automation. Language learning impact.

Duolingo AI replacing human translators. Luis von Ahn defended automation. Language AI.