"Grammarly's 'expert review' feature offers to give users writing advice 'inspired by' subject matter experts, including recently-deceased professors, as Wired reported on Wednesday. When I tried the feature out myself, I found some experts that came as a surprise for a different reason - one of them was my boss."
"The feature, which launched in August, claims to help you 'sharpen your message through the lens of industry-relevant perspectives.' When users select the 'expert review' button in the Grammarly sidebar, it analyzes their writing and surfaces AI-generated suggestions 'inspired by' related experts. Those 'industry-relevant perspectives' include the likes of Stephen King, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Carl Sagan, among many others."
"The AI-generated feedback included comments that appeared to be from The Verge's editor-in-chief, Nilay Patel, as well as editor-at-large David Pierce and senior editors Sean Hollister and Tom Warren, none of whom gave Grammarly permission to include them in the 'expert reviews.'"
Grammarly launched an 'expert review' feature in August that claims to provide writing advice inspired by subject matter experts. The feature analyzes user writing and generates AI-powered suggestions attributed to real people, including celebrities like Stephen King and Neil deGrasse Tyson, as well as journalists and academics. However, the company did not obtain permission from these individuals to use their names or likenesses. The Verge discovered that multiple staff members, including editor-in-chief Nilay Patel and several editors, were included without consent. Additionally, recently-deceased professors were also attributed to the feature, raising ethical concerns about unauthorized use of real people's identities.
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