Mixed👷Worker TreatmentJanuary 9, 2024

Duolingo

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.

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Duolingo — Worker Treatment: MIXED

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.…

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Mixed🌈DEIFeb 2025

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.

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Opposed📉LayoffsJan 2024

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

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Mixed🤖AI EthicsJan 2024

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

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