TECHNOLOGY

Duolingo Max Uses AI, But Not Very Well

I’ll keep the subscription and hope that it improves

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Duolingo has taught me more than any other language app or book. I’ve tried just about all of the apps, paid good money for many, and none of them have given me as much as the green owl and his friends. None of them.

However, Duo could do-o so much better. I and others find that it can be quite frustrating as they seldom explain anything very well. More frustrating is that they are sometimes misleading and even completely wrong.

Fortunately, comments are allowed and often you can learn what you need from people who help the rest of us by explaining tricky gotchas. When that fails, Google usually can find a deeper explanation.

In some ways, that’s better. Early on, deep dives can make things more confusing for students. When I’m ready for it, I look for it, and will understand it better because I’m further along.

Duolingo Max

But now Duo has announced Duolingo Max. At the moment, this is only available in English speaking countries for Spanish and French courses. I happen to be studying both.