Invitation: Assessing Human Skills in the Age of AI with Alina von Davier (Duolingo)

How is artificial intelligence reshaping the way we measure and evaluate human skills? Join us on Friday, March 20, for a special Invited Lecture in Artificial Intelligence for Science and Society. We are thrilled to welcome Alina von Davier, Chief of Assessment at Duolingo, to discuss the profound opportunities and ethical challenges AI brings to education, testing, and scientific inquiry.

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Event details:

  • Date: Friday, March 20, 2026
  • Time: 10:00 AM (Registration opens at 9:30 AM)
  • Location: Czech Academy of Sciences, Národní 4, Prague 1 (Conference Hall 205)
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About the event

AI is rapidly transforming education and testing. Using language proficiency assessment as a case study, Alina von Davier will explore how machine learning and generative AI enable more adaptive and scalable measurements of complex human skills. Crucially, the talk will also address why human governance, scientific rigor, and ethical oversight remain essential in an AI-driven world.

Alina A. von Davier is a pioneer in computational psychometrics with over 20 years of experience. At Duolingo, she leads the research and development behind the Duolingo English Test, blending AI, machine learning, and data mining to evaluate cognitive and social skills.