For months, Grammarly has been using the identities of real people (including us) for its “expert review” AI suggestions without their permission, and now it’s facing a lawsuit from one of the journalists involved, as previously reported wired. The class-action complaint filed Wednesday by journalist Julia Angwin alleges that Superhuman violated the privacy and publicity rights of “experts” by breaking laws against using someone’s identity for commercial purposes without their consent.
Angwin says he discovered his identity was used by Casey Newton, one of the experts The Verge The feature used by Grammarly was revealed when we tested it this week. many present the verge Staff members also appeared to be engaged with Grammarly’s AI-generated suggestions, including editor-in-chief Nilay Patel.
CEO Shishir Mehrotra says that “Agent was designed to help users find influential perspectives and scholarship related to their work, while also providing meaningful ways for experts to build deeper connections with their fans. We listened to the feedback and recognize that we fell short in this. I want to apologize and acknowledge that we will rethink our approach moving forward.”
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