Why are users纷纷卸载and giving one-star ratings? What exactly has Duolingo done wrong?

Why Are Users Uninstalling Duolingo and Giving It One-star Ratings? What on Earth Did Duolingo Do Wrong?

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Why Are Users Uninstalling Duolingo and Giving It One-star Ratings? What on Earth Did Duolingo Do Wrong?

Why are users uninstalling Duolingo and giving it one-star ratings? What on earth did Duolingo do wrong? At the beginning of this year, Duolingo launched an alternative marketing campaign with the theme of "The Death of the Owl". The "cause of death" was rather abstract, claiming that because users hadn't logged in to study for too long, the owl waited for the users until it "died"… This incident even made it to the Weibo hot search at that time. A language learning software managed to create an elaborate abstract marketing campaign, and its main users enjoyed it. However, recently, Duolingo has gotten into big trouble because of AI. Here's what happened. At the end of April, Duolingo's CEO, Luis von Ahn, officially announced an "AI-first" strategy within the company. Nowadays, there are quite a few companies that keep talking about using AI to restructure their businesses every day. Logically speaking, it's understandable that Duolingo wants to ride the wave of AI. But the CEO's email throughout…