New Delhi, May 18 -- In a wide-ranging conversation on the No Priors podcast with venture capitalist Sarah Guo, Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn painted a bold picture of how artificial intelligence could dramatically transform global education.

"Education is going to change. It's just a lot more scalable to teach with AI than with teachers," von Ahn was quoted as saying in the podcast by Business Insider.

While acknowledging that schools will continue to exist, von Ahn argued their primary purpose may shift from instruction to childcare and supervision. "That doesn't mean the teachers are going to go away," he clarified. You still need people to take care of the students. I also don't think schools are going to go away because you still need ...