Duolingo Showcases Video Calls With AI Chatbot, Sport-Like ‘Adventures’ Expertise at Duocon 2024

Duolingo, the ed-tech platform targeted on educating languages, arithmetic, and music on Tuesday introduced new options at its annual Duocon 2024 convention. The platform introduced a brand new synthetic intelligence (AI) characteristic with its Max subscription that may permit customers to have conversations with an AI chatbot whereas simulating a video name. The firm claims that this characteristic will allow customers to have sensible conversations and enhance their language proficiency. Apart from this, a game-like characteristic dubbed Adventures, and an enlargement of its music programs with the partnership with Loog was additionally introduced on the occasion.

Duolingo Unveils AI-Powered Features at Duocon 2024

At Duocon 2024, the platform unveiled a number of new capabilities, together with the AI-powered ‘Video Call with Lily’ characteristic that enables customers to begin a dialog with Lily, one of many outstanding digital characters on Duolingo and interact in spontaneous and sensible conversations with the chatbot.

The firm said that the characteristic is aimed to “simulate natural dialogue” and provide a “personalised, interactive practice environment” to customers. The AI-powered video calling characteristic shouldn’t be restricted to any degree of experience within the language, and even customers starting to study a brand new language can have conversations.

The AI can adapt to the consumer’s ability degree, permitting them to apply no matter their proficiency, the corporate claims. Currently, the characteristic is obtainable for Duolingo Max subscribers studying English, Spanish, and French languages.

Duolingo Max was launched by the corporate final 12 months, and the subscription tier presents AI options to assist customers study extra successfully. At launch, the subscription was out there to customers in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the US, and the UK. The firm highlighted that it will be expanded to extra international locations sooner or later. The Max subscription prices $29.99 (roughly Rs. 2,400) a month and $239.99 (roughly Rs. 19,960) for the yearly household plan.

Duolingo’s new Adventures characteristic
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Apart from this, a brand new characteristic dubbed Adventures can be being launched. The firm describes it as a “game-like experience”, and it lets customers play out totally different storylines and work together with the characters to enhance their language proficiency.

These storylines are positioned in real-life situations akin to ordering meals or getting their passport checked to be extra useful. This characteristic can be out there on Android and iOS, however the firm didn’t specify if it would even be out there on the internet shopper.

Duolingo can be increasing its music course capabilities with a partnership with transportable instrument producer Loog. With this collaboration, the platform will provide customers to apply Duolingo Music classes on a three-octave digital piano. This Duolingo x Loog Piano will be pre-ordered on the corporate web site and is priced at $249 (roughly Rs. 20,800).