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Duolingo Max, a learning experience powered by GPT-4

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Re: Duolingo Max, a learning experience powered by GPT-4

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Post by atlasunshrugged »

dazc wrote: post #2

'Duolingo Max is a new subscription tier above Super Duolingo...' I don't think this is going to enthuse anyone who's already regretting subscribing to your video game?

As a Duolingo user who has refused to upgrade, if they roll the two into one it might entice me, but not for another higher tier above what they've got. But I guess there's a subset of super-users who may be keen.

Re: Duolingo Max, a learning experience powered by GPT-4

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Post by lsllc »

atlasunshrugged wrote: post #3
dazc wrote: post #2

'Duolingo Max is a new subscription tier above Super Duolingo...' I don't think this is going to enthuse anyone who's already regretting subscribing to your video game?

As a Duolingo user who has refused to upgrade, if they roll the two into one it might entice me, but not for another higher tier above what they've got. But I guess there's a subset of super-users who may be keen.

To be fair, Super Duolingo is pretty good. Dropping the Ads alone is totally worth the subscription if you're a daily user (it's the only app I use daily aside from Messages, Email etc).

I'm very curious about Max though ... the explain your answer is something I'm really interested in to help me understand the sentences I'm constructing (which is where I make most of my blunders!).

Re: Duolingo Max, a learning experience powered by GPT-4

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Post by atlasunshrugged »

lsllc wrote: post #4
atlasunshrugged wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As a Duolingo user who has refused to upgrade, if they roll the two into one it might entice me, but not for another higher tier above what they've got. But I guess there's a subset of super-users who may be keen.

To be fair, Super Duolingo is pretty good. Dropping the Ads alone is totally worth the subscription if you're a daily user (it's the only app I use daily aside from Messages, Email etc). I'm very curious about Max though ... the explain your answer is something I'm really interested in to help me understand the sentences I'm constructing (which is where I make most of my blunders!).

I also use it daily but I'm a bit worried I won't concentrate as much if I have unlimited hearts, have you noticed any decline in recall? But yes, the ads are super annoying... especially the same one to upgrade Duolingo puts in every time!

Re: Duolingo Max, a learning experience powered by GPT-4

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Post by gopalv »

atlasunshrugged wrote: post #5
lsllc wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To be fair, Super Duolingo is pretty good. Dropping the Ads alone is totally worth the subscription if you're a daily user (it's the only app I use daily aside from Messages, Email etc). I'm very curious about Max though ... the explain your answer is something I'm really interested in to help me understand the sentences I'm constructing (which is where I make most of my blunders!).

I also use it daily but I'm a bit worried I won't concentrate as much if I have unlimited hearts, have you noticed any decline in recall? But yes, the ads are super annoying... especially the same one to upgrade Duolingo puts in every time!

> I'm a bit worried I won't concentrate as much if I have unlimited hearts, have you noticed any decline in recall?

I did a trial and I noticed I spend more time with the App when I had unlimited hearts, so I got through more lessons a day. Less attention to a single question, but a lot more time spent on the app.

And that when it comes to actual recall, the mistakes don't count when it comes to learning. I don't really learn by recalling information, I learn by having stuff shoved into my brain with Spaced repetition.

The unlimited hearts thing fed the repetition cycle a lot more.

Re: Duolingo Max, a learning experience powered by GPT-4

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Post by lvass »

atlasunshrugged wrote: post #5
lsllc wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To be fair, Super Duolingo is pretty good. Dropping the Ads alone is totally worth the subscription if you're a daily user (it's the only app I use daily aside from Messages, Email etc). I'm very curious about Max though ... the explain your answer is something I'm really interested in to help me understand the sentences I'm constructing (which is where I make most of my blunders!).

I also use it daily but I'm a bit worried I won't concentrate as much if I have unlimited hearts, have you noticed any decline in recall? But yes, the ads are super annoying... especially the same one to upgrade Duolingo puts in every time!

I haven't even noticed ads using uBO.
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