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More and more students Japan are using artificial intelligence (AI) to learn English and other languages. The language-learning app Duolingo conducted a survey how students study languages. More than 4,700 Japanese students answered questions their language-learning habits. The survey found that the number people using ChatGPT and other AI tools increased more than 80 per cent in 2024. AI was particularly popular younger people. The researchers said more young people used AI than took face-to-face lessons. However, some people their 20s were not totally happy AI lessons. They said AI lacked natural responses and was a little boring.

Duolingo said: "We're the midst an AI revolution.…Technology has long had an impact language learning." It found that apps were the most popular method Japan to learn languages. English was the most studied language, followed Korean. People are studying Korean "to understand the language as spoken …favourite artists and celebrities." Duolingo said 58 per cent of people who took the survey used language-learning apps. This was followed video streaming platforms YouTube and Netflix (37%), textbooks (36%) and online lessons (16%). The number people going to a language school is decreasing. Just 13.8 per cent people went to classes a teacher.