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Duolingo adopts 'AI-First' Strategy for its workforce
Also - AI is already writing code at Google and Microsoft.
Piyush Singh
May 05, 2025
Welcome back, explorers.
Thereโs been a lot happening in AI and Tech lately. Iโve cut through the noise and pulled out what matters - simplified for you. Letโs dive in! ๐
Todayโs roundup:
๐ฅDuolingo adopts 'AI-First' Strategy for its workforce
๐ฅAI is already writing code at Google and Microsoft.
๐ฅAI โDark Factoryโ operating 24ร7 without human intervention
๐ฅChatGPT can come your shopping assistant
๐ฐAI in news this week
๐ ๏ธFive AI tools to supercharge your productivity.
๐ฏQuick AI tip
๐ฅ AI redefining workforce
Duolingo adopts โAI-Firstโ strategy for its workforce
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AI isnโt just a tool anymore - it is reshaping the workforce
Thereโs a quiet revolution happening in how companies operate, and AI is at the center of it.
This week, Duolingo, the popular language-learning platform, made headlines not just for using AI, but for something bigger: a mindset shift. Their CEO Luis von Ahn publicly shared that Duolingo is now an โAI-firstโ company ๐ค - which means every role, every decision, and every hire now runs through the lens of: Can AI do this faster, better, cheaper?
This isnโt about one company. Itโs a clear signal of whatโs coming across industries.
What does this shift look like?
Fewer contractors: Tasks that were previously outsourced (like content generation) are now handled by AI tools.
Smarter hiring: Headcount is only increasing if automation canโt do the job, and even performance reviews are being shaped by AI insights.
Faster scaling: Businesses can now grow offerings (like adding new languages or services) without hiring huge teams.
Whatโs fascinating is that this isnโt about replacing people entirely - itโs about making teams leaner and more AI-augmented. The humans who remain? Theyโre expected to work with AI, not around it.
The bottom line:
AI is no longer a sidekick. Itโs becoming the operating system of modern business. ๐ง
So if you're a team leader, employee, or business owner, this is the time to ask: How do we build a workforce thatโs AI-ready, not AI-replaced?
Like it or not, the future of work is already here.
Let me know your thoughts - is the AI already changing how you work?
๐ข AI impacting work culture
๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ด๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ณ๐ - ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ณ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐?
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At Microsoft, ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฌ% of project code is AI-generated. Google reports ๐ฏ๐ฌ%+ of their new code comes from AI. Meta says ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐ณ of its Llama model development will be AI-led within an year.
This is no longer a pilot. Itโs ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
On the bright side- ๐ก ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฝ, code reviews are getting smarter, and developers are getting time back to focus on architecture, design, and innovation - not boilerplate.
Code quality is also improving with AI-assisted reviews and bug detection. Itโs faster. Smarter. Leaner.
But thereโs a bigger flip side. โ ๏ธ ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐-๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด. If AI is writing the basics, where do junior engineers learn?
๐ Some companies are even ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐, driven by AIโs output. The pressure to "do more with less" is already here.
So what now:
This shift has emerged sooner than we expected and therefore every impacted entity needs to act ๐ช๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ก๐ฎ:
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๐๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ need to learn how to collaborate with AI- not just code, but guide, review, and enhance what AI generates.
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๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ must rethink org structures, invest in mentoring, and redesign learning curves for upcoming talent. And it means shifting our own skillsets toward ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐จ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐ด๐บ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ข๐ณ๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ-๐ค๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ญ๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ.
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And as an ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐, we need to evolve from just writing code to solving the right problems, with the right tools - human + AI.
๐ฆ๐ผ ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ด๐ผ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฝ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐-
๐ง ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ธ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฆ. ๐๐ถ๐ต ๐ช๐ต ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ซ๐ถ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต, ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ต๐บ, ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ท๐ช๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ.
๐ง๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ - ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ.
๐ญ AI in manufacturing
๐๐ โDark Factoryโ operating 24ร7 without human intervention is now a reality!
Xiaomi has just taken a bold leap into the future. Theyโve launched a fully automated "dark factory" in Beijing- ๐ป๐ผ ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐, ๐ป๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐, ๐ป๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ. Just machines and AI working round the clock.
๐ฆ ๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ
๐ ๐ด๐ญ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐พ. ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐
๐ฐ $๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐
๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐: ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ
๐ค ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐น, ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป-๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ฑ๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น
At the core is Xiaomiโs ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ (๐๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฃ)- an AI engine that self-optimizes in real time (meaning, the machines think!)
But this shift isn't just about phones - itโs rapidly spreading to ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐, ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐, and even ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐.
๐ ๐๐ค๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ค๐ต๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฃ๐บ 2030, 30% ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ง๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐ต๐ข๐ด๐ฌ๐ด ๐จ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ถ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ, ๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐จ๐ฆ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐๐.
Why it matters:
This is a glimpse into the future of manufacturing - ๐ต๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ-๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป.
But it also raises real questions around ๐ต๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ and our growing ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ in critical industries.
The key? Adopting these technologies ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐๐ณ๐๐น๐น๐, ensuring the workforce is upskilled (R&D, design, robot maintenance etc).
๐๏ธ AI for shopping
๐๐ต๐ฎ๐๐๐ฃ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐
Image-Outlook Business
Online shopping just got a major upgrade. With the latest update, ChatGPT can now help you:
โข ๐ Discover product recommendations
โข ๐ผ๏ธ Browse images and reviews
โข ๐ Access direct purchase links- without the clutter
Ask about anything- fashion, beauty, home goods, electronics- and get tailored suggestions instantly.
The best part? Itโs ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ, even if youโre not logged in. No subscriptions required.
While the current experience would be free from ads and affiliate links, OpenAI is exploring the possibility of introducing ๐ต๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ advertising in the future to support its revenue goals.
Why it matters:
AI is changing how we shop online. Instead of scrolling through pages of results, you can simply start a conversation. So, the future of e-commerce is shifting from ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ that personalize, simplify, and save time.
๐AI Productivity Tools
AI tools of the week
5 AI tools to make your work and creativity 10x faster ๐. Try them this week.
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๐ฏQuick AI tip
And thatโs a wrap for today!
Thank you for reading. Stay tuned for more!
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