Let's talk about AI language learning, Duolingo's AI boom, and ChatGPT Plus! This week's episode of the IRL Tech Podcast dives into some very expensive gadgets, very rich corporations, and Anthea's very high Duolingo streaks.#podcast #technology #languagelearning #ai 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐬: 00:00 The IRL tech podcast: AI art01:30 Tech Bites: The Emo/AIBI robot and the Samsung Frame TV17:01 Today in Tech: Open AI's 1 million new paid users per hour after Studio Ghibli controversy20:15 Should you pay for AI?21:20 Cool uses for ChatGPT premium28:00 ChatGPT as the judge in online debates29:39 Today in Tech: Duolingo's overweight (and making a lot of money with AI)32:00 Duolingo Max34:26 Duolingo's emotional blackmail strategy35:05 Tamogotchi36:14 Ads on apps & Anthea's streak of 500+41:11 Duolingo's sound effects42:05 Should people still learn new languages?45:00 Travel & connecting cultures56:30 AI language learning is slightly incomplete59:58 Barcelona𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞!𝐇𝐓𝐂 𝐕𝐈𝐕𝐄: https://htcvive.co/4aoP8oh 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦?𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: https://open.spotify.com/show/3VrUbwG... 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...IRL is a weekly AI technology podcast sponsored by HTC, breaking down AI news and how tech has impacted our past, present, and future. Matthew and Anthea work in tech, and living in the golden age of innovation has given them a lot to say (and even more to rant about).