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11. Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 35

Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL) is an American educational technology company operating as a mobile learning platform in the United States as well as internationally. The company actively uses AI for offering personalized experiences that adapt to each learner. Its AI engine called BirdBrain personalizes learning by adjusting exercise difficulty to its Bandit” algorithm which is an AI-driven notification system.

On Wednesday, October 16, Citizens JMP research analyst Andrew Boone joined CNBC’s “The Exchange” to discuss how AI is both an opportunity and a threat to certain stocks. Discussing Duolingo, he said AI can continue to be a catalyst for the language learning platform Duolingo. He explained that to make AI beneficial for Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL), the company is moving towards one-on-one tutoring. Technology now allows people to converse with it, which means that it now allows them to practice conversation with the learning platform. By enabling it in the app and selling it as a premium subscription, he thinks it can be a real catalyst for 2025. That being said, Boone also notes how OpenAI’s advanced mode, which allows conversational learning, is a new competitive threat at the same time.