“We know that technology is never perfect (hey, neither are humans!),” the company said in a blog post. Microsoft noted that the chatbot could be provoked to respond outside of its “designed tone.” Duolingo likely wants to prevent a similar situation happening with its chatbot, which is why it says it’s going to ensure that the AI’s tone is fun, encouraging and occasionally snarky in true Duo fashion. When Microsoft incorporated GPT-4 within Bing earlier this year, the tech giant faced backlash after users received unnerving and disturbing responses from the search engine. If you’re eligible to try out Duolingo Max, you can find it in the Shop tab located at the top of your screen.ĭuolingo says it constantly reviews AI-generated explanations in Roleplay and Explain My Answer to ensure that the answers are factually correct and have the right tone. The company plans to roll out the new features to more courses and platforms soon.ĭuolingo Max is a tier above the Super Duolingo subscription and comes with unlimited hearts, no ads and personalized review through the app’s Practice Hub. The only courses that can utilize these two new features are Spanish and French for English speakers on iOS. The feature can also help in instances where you keep making the same mistake again and you’re not sure why. The company says the feature is designed to help you when you make a mistake and are unsure what the right answer would be. Users can tap a button after certain exercises to enter a chat with Duo to get an explanation on why their answer was right or wrong, and ask for examples or further clarification. The Explain My Answer feature gives users the chance to learn more about their response in a lesson, whether their answer was correct or incorrect. The experts also write the initial message in the chat and tell the AI model where to take the conversation. Duolingo says human experts write the scenarios that users see in Roleplay, and that they make sure the initial prompt is aligned with where the user is in their course.

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