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Duolingo CEO says AI is a better teacher than humans—but schools will still exist ‘because you still need childcare’

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Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn believes there's no subject a computer isn't suited to teaching.

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Irina IvanovaDeputy US News Editor

Irina Ivanova is the deputy U.S. news editor at Fortune.

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