CEO Luis von Ahn said the company ‘backtracked’ from performance reviews that evaluated employees’ use of the technology.

The widespread fear among workers of being replaced by AI now or in the future has been well documented. Recent headlines about Block and Oracle and layoffs only amp up the worry among workers being asked to learn this new technology. And while some of the concerns about machines pushing humans out of their jobs might be a bit overstated, the anxiety is real.