[Edling] If AI is so good, why are there still so many jobs for translators?

[Francis M. Hult via Edling]

National Public Radio

If AI is so good, why are there still so many jobs for translators?

If you believe the hype, translators will all soon be out of work. Luis von
Ahn, CEO and co-founder of the language learning app Duolingo, doesn't
think AI is quite there... yet. In this interview, Greg Rosalsky talks with
Luis about AI and how it's reshaping translation jobs and the language
learning industry. We also ask him about headlines earlier this year
suggesting Duolingo laid off some of its workers and replaced them with AI.

Full story:
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1197997573/ai-and-translator-jobs?utm_source=npr_newsletter
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