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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.
There’s been a lot happening in AI and Tech lately. I’ve cut through the noise and pulled out what matters - simplified for you. Let’s dive in! 🚀
Today’s roundup:
🔥Duolingo adopts 'AI-First' Strategy for its workforce
🔥AI is already writing code at Google and Microsoft.
🔥AI ‘Dark Factory’ operating 24×7 without human intervention
🔥ChatGPT can come your shopping assistant
📰AI in news this week
🛠️Five AI tools to supercharge your productivity.
🎯Quick AI tip
👥 AI redefining workforce
Duolingo adopts ‘AI-First’ strategy for its workforce
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AI isn’t just a tool anymore - it is reshaping the workforce
There’s 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 “AI-first” company 🤖 - which means every role, every decision, and every hire now runs through the lens of: Can AI do this faster, better, cheaper?
This isn’t about one company. It’s a clear signal of what’s 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 can’t 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.
What’s fascinating is that this isn’t about replacing people entirely - it’s about making teams leaner and more AI-augmented. The humans who remain? They’re expected to work with AI, not around it.
The bottom line:
AI is no longer a sidekick. It’s becoming the operating system of modern business. 🧠
So if you're a team leader, employee, or business owner, this is the time to ask: How do we build a workforce that’s 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?
🏢 AI impacting work culture
𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁 - 𝘀𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀?
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At Microsoft, 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝟯𝟬% of project code is AI-generated. Google reports 𝟯𝟬%+ of their new code comes from AI. Meta says 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗳 of its Llama model development will be AI-led within an year.
This is no longer a pilot. It’s 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
On the bright side- 💡 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽, 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. It’s faster. Smarter. Leaner.
But there’s a bigger flip side. ⚠️ 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆-𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴. If AI is writing the basics, where do junior engineers learn?
📉 Some companies are even 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀, driven by AI’s 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 𝙪𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮:
✅ 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 need to learn how to collaborate with AI- not just code, but guide, review, and enhance what AI generates.
✅ 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 must rethink org structures, invest in mentoring, and redesign learning curves for upcoming talent. And it means shifting our own skillsets toward 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯-𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨.
✅ And as an 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆, we need to evolve from just writing code to solving the right problems, with the right tools - human + AI.
𝗦𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗴𝗼 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘂𝗽𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁-
🧠 𝘈𝘐 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘥𝘦. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘫𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘰𝘳 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯.
𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 - 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱.
🏭 AI in manufacturing
𝗔𝗜 ‘Dark Factory’ operating 24×7 without human intervention is now a reality!
Xiaomi has just taken a bold leap into the future. They’ve launched a fully automated "dark factory" in Beijing- 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀, 𝗻𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀, 𝗻𝗼 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲. Just machines and AI working round the clock.
📦 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱
📍 𝟴𝟭,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘀𝗾. 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀
💰 $𝟯𝟯𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
📱 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁: 𝟭𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿
🤖 𝗔𝗜 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹, 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗻-𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗹
At the core is Xiaomi’s 𝗛𝘆𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 (𝗛𝘆𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗜𝗠𝗣)- an AI engine that self-optimizes in real time (meaning, the machines think!)
But this shift isn't just about phones - it’s rapidly spreading to 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝘀, 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀, and even 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀.
📊 𝘔𝘤𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘺 2030, 30% 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘴 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘺 𝘈𝘐.
Why it matters:
This is a glimpse into the future of manufacturing - 𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗲𝗿-𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗻.
But it also raises real questions around 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 and our growing 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗜 in critical industries.
The key? Adopting these technologies 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆, ensuring the workforce is upskilled (R&D, design, robot maintenance etc).
🛍️ AI for shopping
𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄
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Online shopping just got a major upgrade. With the latest update, ChatGPT can now help you:
• 🛒 Discover product recommendations
• 🖼️ Browse images and reviews
• 🔗 Access direct purchase links- without the clutter
Ask about anything- fashion, beauty, home goods, electronics- and get tailored suggestions instantly.
The best part? It’s 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲, even if you’re 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 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 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 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 that personalize, simplify, and save time.
🚀AI Productivity Tools
AI tools of the week
5 AI tools to make your work and creativity 10x faster 🚀. Try them this week.
Notion AI ➔ Supercharge your notes, documents, and project planning with AI-generated summaries, ideas, and action items.
Jasper ➔ Generate high-quality marketing copy, blog posts, and ad content in seconds. Ideal for content creators and teams.
Fireflies.ai ➔ Automatically record, transcribe, and summarize your meetings. Great for improving team productivity and follow-ups.
Motion ➔ Combines AI scheduling and task management to create the perfect daily plan, saving you hours every week.
Superhuman ➔ An AI-powered email client that helps you write faster, manage your inbox efficiently, and stay focused with smart prioritization.
🎯Quick AI tip
And that’s a wrap for today!
Thank you for reading. Stay tuned for more!
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