Duolingo’s AI Update is Quietly Ruining Everything

How Duolingo used AI to ruin its stories.

An Aside about American CEOs always choosing greed.

How Duolingo uses data to make decisions.

Social Media Apps and Duolingo choose data and profits over people.

Art in all forms requires the human creative element.

Duolingo may be useful but it is not good.

AI and the Future.

The AI Revolution Is Underhyped | Eric Schmidt | TED

The arrival of non-human intelligence is a very big deal, says former Google CEO and chairman Eric Schmidt. In a wide-ranging interview with technologist Bilawal Sidhu, Schmidt makes the case that AI is wildly underhyped, as near-constant breakthroughs give rise to systems capable of doing even the most complex tasks on their own. He explores the staggering opportunities, sobering challenges and urgent risks of AI, showing why everyone will need to engage with this technology in order to remain relevant. (Recorded at TED2025 on April 11, 2025)

Runway’s WILD Update & Luma Labs Expands!

Today I’m diving into the latest exciting updates from Runway ML and Luma Labs that are seriously changing the game in AI imagery and video. Runway ML has dropped some major improvements to their reference feature, and trust me, they absolutely nailed it! We’ll see it in action, plus check out some mind-blowing examples from the community. Luma Labs is also stepping up with frame expansion in Dream Machine.

Civil War Brought to Life: Haunting Photos Reawakened After 160 Years

A return to the American Civil War through AI-enhanced imagery. These photographs, taken over 160 years ago, have been brought to life to help modern viewers reconnect with one of the most pivotal chapters in American history. This short film includes both famous portraits—like those of General Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant—as well as rarer images such as California Joe, a legendary Union sharpshooter. From the well-known to the nearly forgotten, these faces now move and breathe with new clarity. A visual reminder of the real people behind the conflict that shaped a nation.