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Luis von Ahn, CEO of Duolingo and the mind behind CAPTCHA, shares his journey and vision for the future of education and technology. Having sold his CAPTCHA invention to Google, von Ahn channeled his efforts into Duolingo, an education platform inspired by his upbringing in Guatemala and aimed at providing free, high-quality education. In a recent interview, von Ahn discussed Duolingo’s integration of AI to enhance its gamified learning experience, maintaining that despite AI’s capabilities in translation and instruction, the platform’s unique motivational approach keeps it relevant. He emphasized the importance of a mission-driven company and expressed confidence in Duolingo’s continued growth and impact even amidst Wall Street pressures. Von Ahn also shared personal insights, including his ambition to learn Swedish and his views on AI’s limitations in inspiring human emotion.